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<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Do you want to feel happy — or even happier — on a daily basis?</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">The simple solution is dipping into these 101 quick, easy and free ways to make you feel happy right now. They’ll help you get the big picture on how you can actively seek happiness and start to feel happier every day.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Once you’ve got started you can add more ideas of your own to make sure you get your daily dose of happiness. Life’s too short to be miserable and there are infinite ways to feel happy, it’s just a case of finding out what makes you feel instantly happy and taking a moment to enjoy those things every day.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">I’ve read enough self-help and personal development books to fill a couple of tea chests, and I’ve traveled all over the world in search of happiness and fulfillment so you don’t have to.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">In the long term living a life which is in tune with your values, doing work you’re passionate about and surrounding yourself with inspiring people will help increase your happiness.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">But in the short term it’s about doing small things to please yourself, choosing activities that raise your happiness levels slowly but surely then keeping them there by repeating the process regularly.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Here’s the most important stuff you need to do to live in the moment and feel happier every day in one quick list:</div><ol style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Smile</strong>.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Connect with nature.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Surround yourself with positive people</strong> in person or online.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Do something you’ve always enjoyed.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Do something you’ve never done before but have always wanted to try.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Learn something new.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Smell something that makes you happy: a mandarin, your lover’s perfume, chocolate, you decide.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Reward yourself</strong> for your good habits.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Eat something that makes you happy, but not too much if it’s fattening.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Spend time with a good friend.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Touch something that makes you happy: a cat, velvet, the bark of a tree? Take time to notice.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Don’t worry now, worry later.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Say, or sing, something that makes you happy.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Challenge yourself, I dare you.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Look at something that makes you happy.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Stop procrastinating, do something.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Take a small step towards your goal.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Congratulate yourself.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Tell someone you love them.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Do a good deed</strong>.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Face your fears.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Read a book you love.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Get outside.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Spend time with inspiring people or read about someone who inspires you.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Clear out your junk, literally.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Let go of negative memories.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Dwell on positive things</strong> from your past.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Be creative.</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Plan for success.</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Set a goal.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Clean your house, bit by bit.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Say “no”.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Spend a day alone.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Devote a day to family.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Pick up the phone and call someone you haven’t spoken to for a while.</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Go slow.</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Ban all media for the day.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Let something slide.</li>
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<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Be romantic.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Play a game</strong>: try Uno or Monopoly with the kids and chess or poker with your friends.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Make a smoothie.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Have a siesta.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Do something you’ve been putting off.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Dream big.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Start small.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Seek out supportive and like-minded people.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Understand that all things come to an end.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Feed the ducks.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Persevere: pick up something you gave up on.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Start a new habit, a good one.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Look at yourself in the mirror, pick what you like best and flaunt it.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Seek sensuous activities and enjoy them.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Look around for funny things and have a laugh</strong>.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Rest up.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Change your routine.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Take a photo, and look back at old ones.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Stretch your body.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Meditate.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Write a mantra.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Focus.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Don’t buy something — and see if you miss it. Put the cash in a savings account instead.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Notice what makes you happy and use it in sad times.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Ignore people who annoy you, stop being with them.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Play hide and seek with some kids.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Put a picture of something you want on your wall.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Tell someone your dreams.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Love yourself.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Be grateful.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Visualise.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Unblock.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Use your brain</strong>: try a crossword or sudoku.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Make a good choice.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Acknowledge your feelings.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Go on a journey, long or short.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Talk to someone you wouldn’t normally connect with</strong>.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Be grateful <em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">for life</em>.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Write a poem.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Teach someone something you know well.</li>
<li style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-style: solid; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; list-style: decimal inside; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 8px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><strong style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">Choose to be happy every day</strong>.</li>
</ol><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">If you haven’t already had your happy fix today, or if you want to feel even happier, try these 101 quick, simple ideas. But maybe not all on the same day.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #323232; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 1em; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; zoom: 1;">What makes you instantly happy?</em></div></div>Vivek Patilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626372636596714410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508221109373766013.post-69776953022214993572012-07-10T06:41:00.000-07:002012-07-10T06:41:16.591-07:00Atif Aslam Live In Pune<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM61KBXxZGAgtA0TSAidKaU2dlIe8ysZVuZRZaPAqnXfW6CR71of3aVVAZkZUjDlcFBWKfm1L0VIWaWAS0XJUd5nDtrztAMO0a-IP07LRUFY57_-2eDDJdjR82WhhTpwgYD-tuLDgohEg/s1600/563132_217012595078122_105632882882761_384673_498834155_n_4ff52f13eea3f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM61KBXxZGAgtA0TSAidKaU2dlIe8ysZVuZRZaPAqnXfW6CR71of3aVVAZkZUjDlcFBWKfm1L0VIWaWAS0XJUd5nDtrztAMO0a-IP07LRUFY57_-2eDDJdjR82WhhTpwgYD-tuLDgohEg/s320/563132_217012595078122_105632882882761_384673_498834155_n_4ff52f13eea3f.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, 'Century gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 5px; padding: 5px 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Headlined by Atif Aslam Live in concert! </div><div style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, 'Century gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 5px; padding: 5px 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">on Saturday, 14th July 2012</div><div style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, 'Century gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 5px; padding: 5px 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">at Corinthians Banquets</div><div style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, 'Century gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 5px; padding: 5px 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">The festival is limited capacity.</div><div style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, 'Century gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 5px; padding: 5px 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">More acts to be announced soon.</div><div style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, 'Century gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 5px; padding: 5px 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Gates open at 5.00 pm</div><div style="color: #555555; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, 'Century gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 5px; padding: 5px 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Call 7276577777 // 7276677777 for more details</div></div>Vivek Patilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626372636596714410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508221109373766013.post-20824456592450219602012-06-21T03:58:00.000-07:002012-06-21T03:58:08.381-07:00Aamir Khan Vs Doctors in India<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; clear: right; float: right; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="" height="266" src="http://www.asokans.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/wpid-amir-stya1.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 640px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="400" /></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;">Now coming to the fact, I personally did not have any change in my attitude towards the the respected Doctors in India. I knew almost everything that was discussed in the show. It was very clearly mentioned that there are many Doctors who are doing great things to their patients and there are some who do such unjustified acts for the sake of making money. Why do these Doctors have to worry. I feel those who are concerned they are doing wrong things, they may be getting cuts for sending un-necessary investigations or even worst things. This show did never mention that all our Doctors are like this. There were some Doctors like Dr Devi Shetty who was appreciated for his service to man kind.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;">A common person would not support this idea of going agains Aamir Khan who has done a great job in bringing out such a topic on a National television channel and it is definitely a topic which needs to be debated. There are many who are doing wrong things to people who are sick and coming to the Doctors seeking medical help.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;">I do support Aamir for this show and the Doctors who say that they are insulted should be who do wrong things and the Doctors who do not should not be worried because they were praised / appreciated in this particular show.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;">Go on Aamir, we are with you.</div></div>Vivek Patilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626372636596714410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508221109373766013.post-68873926186223752732012-06-21T03:26:00.000-07:002012-06-21T03:26:01.127-07:00Honey Singh In Indore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PxYuIebBG1oPsMKOMvqqiYM96_ra4pneDUlrsVbZqYxEO_sPk7lM6g6YnuHjx75AQwHomWd9uTvzP9FblhlAmUtHkb_mB9AylfRv-H43kOiq9UiCrCTd6CckKrrxzZ0lgMNLqonrUWI/s1600/309997_238735059579201_1779311720_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Honey Singh In Indore" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1PxYuIebBG1oPsMKOMvqqiYM96_ra4pneDUlrsVbZqYxEO_sPk7lM6g6YnuHjx75AQwHomWd9uTvzP9FblhlAmUtHkb_mB9AylfRv-H43kOiq9UiCrCTd6CckKrrxzZ0lgMNLqonrUWI/s640/309997_238735059579201_1779311720_n.jpg" title="Honey Singh In Indore" width="640" /></a><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">YO YO Honey Singh Feat. Mafia Mundeer</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">(Honey Singh, J-star, Money Aujila, Alfaz)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Performing Live @ Indore on 22nd July 2012</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">For Passes contact : +91-990-769-6978</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;" /><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br />
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<tr><td width="140"><strong>Area</strong></td><td>440 sq. kilometers / 170 sq. Miles</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Coastal Length</strong></td><td>140 kms</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Altitude</strong></td><td>8 meters average</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Population</strong></td><td>18 million, projected to reach 28.5 million by 2020</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Location</strong></td><td>Mumbai lies on the western coast of India, in Maharashtra state</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Longitude</strong></td><td>18.96°N</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Latitude</strong></td><td>72.82°E</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Climate</strong></td><td>Summer - 35°C to 23°C<br />
Winter - 29°C to 19°C<br />
Monsoon - between June and Sept, annual rain 2,200 mm</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Best time to visit</strong></td><td>October - February</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Airport</strong></td><td>Sahar/Chhatrapati Shivaji International Air Port and Santacruz Domestic Airport</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Railway Station</strong></td><td>Bombay Central Railway Station (Western Railway) Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Formerly Victoria Terminus)</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Intra-city Transportation</strong></td><td>Mumbai Suburban Railway, BEST buses, Taxis, Auto rickshaws, Ferry Services.</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Must Visits</strong></td><td>Marine Drive, Chowpatty Beach, Hanging Gardens, Crawford Market</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Language Spoken</strong></td><td>Hindi, Marathi, English</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Electricity</strong></td><td>220Volts; 50 Hz</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Religion</strong></td><td>Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Jainism and Buddhism</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>STD Code</strong></td><td>022</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>ISD Code</strong></td><td>+91 22</td></tr>
<tr><td><strong>Time Zone</strong></td><td>5:30 hrs ahead of GMT</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: #eaeaea; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">The town has a 400 year old statue of Ganpati. This is said to have originated from the ground by itself. This statue of Ganpati, unlike statues in other temples, faces West to guard the town against the evil western forces. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eaeaea; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">Although pilgrimage forms the major tourist attraction of Ganpatipule, of late, a number of resorts have also come up here which has led to a major boost in the region’s tourism. The town’s location on the Konkan Coast makes it an ideal place for beach lovers. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eaeaea; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">The beaches of Ganpatipule are clean and lined with mangroves and coconut palms. The climate of Ganpatipule, like most of Maharashtra, is moderate. The temperature stays the same through the year, hovering at about 30-35° Celsius. However, the months of November to February experience the most pleasant weather which is also the peak season to visit Ganpatipule. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eaeaea; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">Apart from being a pilgrimage centre and a beach place, Ganpatipule is also the gateway to a number of tourist spots around the region. The town lies close to Velneshwar, Ratnagiri, Pawas and Jaigad Fort, all of which are important tourist destinations. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgKfT5ZY9btbycf7PGH3KAlAKvl6WvKgN6jRR2_MMzd7z5dOhYfx-ab4LsVuYJ05XuGHwcUVYIuadlD3172vVMD7vz74hbI9kLP1rvZGREsU38OG_MDWyD97gvd423eGXcC2S2RNIST4/s1600/ganesh+temple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfgKfT5ZY9btbycf7PGH3KAlAKvl6WvKgN6jRR2_MMzd7z5dOhYfx-ab4LsVuYJ05XuGHwcUVYIuadlD3172vVMD7vz74hbI9kLP1rvZGREsU38OG_MDWyD97gvd423eGXcC2S2RNIST4/s320/ganesh+temple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: #eaeaea; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;">The small town of Ganpatipule is well connected to the city of Ratnagiri by road. Ratnagiri has an airport and a railway station which connects it to major Indian cities. It lies approximately 30 km from Ratnagiri and the journey by road takes about an hour. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: #eaeaea; font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17px;"><br />
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The Swayambhu Ganpati Temple is also one of the popular places of religious importance, which houses an idol made of pure white sand. There is another idol of Lord Ganesha, made of copper that depicts the god on a lion. The temple is about 20 km from the Ratnagiri region.<br />
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The Ganapatipule Temple is known for its unique interior design compared to other temples as the deity of the temple faces west unlike other Indian temples wherein the deity faces the east direction. Because of the numerous temples and shrines located here, there has been a constant rise in the number of visitors in Ganapatipule. </div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">25 kms north of Khavda, the top of the Black Hills is the highest point in Kutch, at 462 m. From here, the entire northern horizon vanishes into the Great Rann, the desert and sky often becoming indistinguishable. It is one of the few non-coastal locations where you feel like you are at the edge of the earth, on the brink of incomprehensible vastness that fades off towards infinity. Looking out from the Black Hills, you can understand the tremendous effort that those who undertake the crossing of the Great Rann have to make. Since this is one of the places where a civilian can get closest to the Pakistan border, there is an Army post at the top; beyond here, only military personnel are allowed. The hill is also the site of a 400-year-old temple to Dattatreya, the three-headed incarnation of Lord Brahma, Lord Vishnu and Lord Shiva in the same body. Legend says that when Dattatreya walked on the earth, he stopped at the Black Hills and found a band of starving jackals. Being a god, he offered them his body to eat and as they ate, his body continually regenerated itself. Because of this, for the last four centuries, the priest at the temple has prepared a batch of </span><span class="glossary" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;" title="">prasad</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> that is fed to the jackals after the evening </span><span class="glossary" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;" title="offering">aarti</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Reaching the hilltop by public transport is difficult; the only bus travels there from Khavda on weekend evenings and returns in the early morning. Hiring a jeep from Khavda is your other option. Visiting in the early morning or late afternoon is recommended, though with a few more hours there are nice hikes to do around the hill. Be sure to take your own food and water and if you want to stay the night, there is a </span><span class="glossary" style="background-color: white; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;" title="refuge for pilgrims">dharamshala</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> next to the temple.</span><br />
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By road: </span></strong><span class="body_text" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 12.8px; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">For those traveling from Ahmedabad, the bus may be more convenient than the train, though slightly more expensive. Several private companies run sleeper buses (with a full horizontal bunk), leaving the city for Bhuj between 8pm and 11pm, arriving in Bhuj between 6am and 8am the next morning. These bus companies all have their offices around Paldi in Ahmedabad; Sahjanand Travels and Patel Travels are two recommended ones. There are also private sitting (non-sleeper) buses, and ST (State Transport) buses that make the trip for less money but considerably less comfortable seats.</span><br />
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<strong><span class="body_text" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 12.8px; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">By rail:</span></strong><span class="body_text" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 12.8px; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"> Two daily express trains, the Bhuj Express and the Kutch Express, go from Bhuj to Ahmedabad (8hrs) and on to Mumbai (16hrs.) However, both trains pass through Ahmedabad in the middle of the night, as the schedules are designed to depart and arrive and reasonable hours from Bhuj and Mumbai, not Ahmedabad.</span><br />
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<strong><span class="body_text" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 12.8px; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">By air: </span></strong><span class="body_text" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 12.8px; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">One or more flights daily connect Bhuj to Mumbai.<br />
</span><span class="body_text" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Lucida Sans Unicode', Arial; font-size: 12.8px; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Once in Bhuj, ST buses go to larger destinations around the district, private jeeps can also be rented (a good option for larger parties), and some smaller places can only be reached by <span class="glossary" style="border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-width: 1px; font-size: 12.8px; letter-spacing: -0.1pt; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 0px;">chhakdas</span>.</span></div></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">A few episodes back, the iconic TV show had exposed the discrepancies and corruption involved in the selling of medicines. The episode further went ahead and exposed several flaws in the medical systems of the country, and as is well-known by now, Aamir Khan and his team have had to receive the criticism of many doctors.</span><br style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Aamir, however, has a reason – and a huge one – to smile about now. His show has played an important role in the Maharashtra Government giving the green signal to a lot more generic medicine stores than the state now has. </span><b style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">The Government announced that Generic medicines would be made available across all Government hospitals</b><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">. In addition, the State Government has also planned to open medical stores across the state where generic medicines will be stocked in adequate amounts, and will be readily available for people.</span><br style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Aamir Khan and the ‘Satyamev Jayate’ team are on seventh heaven after receiving the news, and they have profusely thanked Chief Minister of the State, Prithviraj Chauhan and Health Minister, Suresh Shetty.</span></div>Vivek Patilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626372636596714410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508221109373766013.post-29209891695534693522012-06-17T04:09:00.000-07:002012-06-17T04:09:36.374-07:00Indian Weddings dowry system - Satyamev Jay<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1jGwhuBN37mrQVszOOXWBkkV73YuNhEDlblciz0-cL1OJIK6aBvLcmVgcSGX1CafUxNhJ7sNbOoxvDGzgwOyjUJB0mkkmnAfdaoAym0UkP4wwTsyVksVMPIZdVuNXfBBxW7aMZDEt2I/s1600/dowry2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1jGwhuBN37mrQVszOOXWBkkV73YuNhEDlblciz0-cL1OJIK6aBvLcmVgcSGX1CafUxNhJ7sNbOoxvDGzgwOyjUJB0mkkmnAfdaoAym0UkP4wwTsyVksVMPIZdVuNXfBBxW7aMZDEt2I/s1600/dowry2.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12px;">This was the third installment of the new trending TV Show, Aamir Khan Productions Satyamev Jayate, which is entitled as </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12px;">'</b><i style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;">Big Fat Indian Weddings</span>'.</i><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Watch it from below, if you haven't did it till now:</span><br style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;" /><br />
<div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Summary</u></i></div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">This Episode discusses the current view of Indian Parents and Teenagers about marriages.</div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Marriage, in my opinion, is an extreme divine function in which two heart becomes one, without respect to Religion, Caste, or Race! But, now-a-days, it is becoming like a business transaction. Aamir Khan gets our mind go through some real life shocking incidents that is happening in <i>present</i> day India. He says that in current India, wives are becoming servants instead of being life partner.</div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"></div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">The guy who swore before fire, that he would give her a shoulder to lean on, when she is sad, <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">that he would, share happiness with her, himself is being the traitor!</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Today, even though the dowry system has come to an end by the Government of India, its still happening illegally. According to the Groom's Parents, the marriage is just a business transaction, where they are considering the Bride as a Product. Some in-laws would say that they dont need any cash or any other medium of dowry, but in such homes, Bride will have to suffer a highly humiliating life. Aamir advises the parents of Bride, not to accept the marriage, even if they demand a small thing, because after marriage, demands will gradually rise. He advises them not to put their heads on the rail, knowing the train is coming. <span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">He says that actions can easily be taken by the Brides/Parents of brides, if any kind of demands (considering it as a kind of dowry) or humiliation towards wives through police.</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">And he redirects our consciousness towards Santhosh, a happily married man without any kind of dowries. Through this we can understand that there are still few good people. Then he shows us how can dowries be avoided by taking actions through a community, with an example of Biwandi region, where there is law that there should be no Band, Baaja, or Baraat (Any kind of show offs), on marriages. If this is violated, some communal actions will be taken against the Parents of Groom.</div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">And he also says that we should always prefer an ordinary marriage, without any show offs, as in Biwandi, and we should take North-East states as models for such things, where Groom's side have to take all money for marriage.</div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;">And at last he says that, marriage should not be an atom bomb, where the life will be blown up, but an agarbathi, where the life is filled with fragrance of happiness!</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">The show Satyamev Jayate is an awesome programme which shows some true, but</div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">should-be-abolished faces of India! Hats off to Aamir Khan, who gave us a surprise by hoisting such a program!</div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">If you haven't watched the theme song of Satyamev Jayate yet, hear it too! Its a must watch, if you ask me!!!</div></div>Vivek Patilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626372636596714410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508221109373766013.post-6750670322512930512012-06-17T04:05:00.000-07:002012-06-17T04:05:33.895-07:00Child abuse in india -Satyamev Jayate<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHA4HET-YcHII_O4vavVR5MLNEmZBSEpxNFh7oc8iEMcr0X2hPLRXLq4OBxsBY7fXiaUsEo6V9ppM92Rs0OLOlQBW-dfcJGN5ED7CVuniWT27dmxea1Bq1C-JkL4RRIvIbXczZyBy0QM/s1600/child-labor-anti.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHA4HET-YcHII_O4vavVR5MLNEmZBSEpxNFh7oc8iEMcr0X2hPLRXLq4OBxsBY7fXiaUsEo6V9ppM92Rs0OLOlQBW-dfcJGN5ED7CVuniWT27dmxea1Bq1C-JkL4RRIvIbXczZyBy0QM/s400/child-labor-anti.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Every child in this world is a gift, but hardly are they given the respect that they deserve. Child abuse is a very serious issue going around the world at present time. And the worst part is most of the cases are not reported. Running away is not the only choice we are left with when disasters happen in our life. I can’t deny the fact that most of the child abusers are the part of family or the person who is close to that child, on whom we can trust. How anyone can be so brutal? Abusing a child, what worse could anyone think of?</span><br style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">According to UNICEF, violence against children can be "physical and mental abuse and injury, neglect or negligent treatment, exploitation and sexual abuse. Violence may take place in homes, schools, orphanages, residential care facilities, on the streets, in the workplace, in prisons and in places of detention." Such violence can affect the normal development of a child impairing their mental, physical and social being. In extreme cases abuse of a child can result in death.</span><br style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">The report also says that the government is planning several things to help the child to get out of this issue. But this is just for the sake of satisfaction of people. There are lots of amendments made, several plans proposed but hardly any one of them has worked in respect with this issue. The reason behind this is simple. It’s not the government whom we have to blame. Anything bad goes in the country all we do is sit and blame the government for it. We don’t try to do anything against it. It’s we, who are the creator of all such issues. Instead of blaming the government for each and everything if we look inside ourselves then we may come to know how corrupted are we people. Government is a system of which we are the major part. Every people can contribute to make our country free from all such issues only if we try to correct ourselves. </span><br style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">And I feel ashamed when I reveal this report which says that in a government commissioned survey it has been found that more than 53% of children in India are subjected to sexual abuse, but most don't report the assaults to anyone. The survey covered different forms of child abuse — “physical, sexual and emotional” — as well as female child neglect, found that two out of every three children have been physically abused. The survey was carried out across 13 states over the country and with a sample size of 12,447, revealed that 53.22% of children reported having faced one or more forms of sexual abuse, with Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Assam and Delhi reporting the highest percentage of such incidents. In 50% of child abuse cases, the abusers were known to the child or were in a position of trust and responsibility and most children did not report the matter to anyone. Of all the children physically abused in families, in 88.6% of the cases, it was the parents who were the perpetrators. More than 50% had been sexually abused in ways that ranged from severe — “such as rape or fondling” — to milder forms of molestation that included forcible kissing. The study examined two forms of emotional abuse: humiliation and comparison. Half the children reported facing emotional abuse with 83% of that abuse begin conducted by parents. Girl child neglect was assessed girls comparing themselves to their brothers on factors like attention, food, recreation time, household work, taking care of siblings, etc. 70.57% of girls reported having been neglected by family members. 48.4% of girls wished they were boys. 27.33% of girls reported getting less food then their brothers.</span><br style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="font-family: 'Droid Sans', verdana, arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;">Wake up from the deepest of your slumbers. Think before you act. Your every act may affect several other lives. Every child is special; make them feel how special they are. A little amount of care, a little amount of love may change several lives.</span></div>Vivek Patilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626372636596714410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508221109373766013.post-72945803111261909792012-06-16T04:18:00.002-07:002012-06-16T04:18:47.368-07:00TOP 10 Internet Secret Pictures | Internet Leaks | Secret Pictures | Hot Internet Pictures<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" src="http://kalyan.itacumens.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/top10/1.jpg" style="clear: both; display: block; margin: 0px auto 12px; padding: 0px;" title="Wiki Leaks" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">WikiLeaks</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">In the business of Internet leaks WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange are right on the top. With so many leaks attributed to the whistleblowing website, we decided to put together all of their leaks into one ranking so that there is some space left to feature other contenders. Apart from the recent release of the Iraq and Afghanistan war documents, other leaks by WikiLeaks include the content of Sarah Palin’s email account, emails and documents of University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit and a video of an air strike in Baghdad that killed two Reuters staff and 10 other people.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" src="http://kalyan.itacumens.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/top10/2.jpg" style="clear: both; display: block; margin: 0px auto 12px; padding: 0px;" title="Wolverine" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">X-Men Origins: Wolverine<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />A month before its release an unfinished workprint of X-Men Origins: Wolverine was leaked on the Internet. The leaked movie file was downloaded millions of times and producers feared braced for an impact on the box office. But the film went on to do good business.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" src="http://kalyan.itacumens.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/top10/3.jpg" style="clear: both; display: block; margin: 0px auto 12px; padding: 0px;" title="Saddam Hussein execution video" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">Saddam Hussein execution video</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">Within hours of Saddam Hussein’s execution a video of the hanging found its way to the Internet. This was followed by another more extensive video of the execution and another post-execution video emerging days later. These videos sparked a global controversy.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" src="http://kalyan.itacumens.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/top10/4.jpg" style="clear: both; display: block; margin: 0px auto 12px; padding: 0px;" title="Microsoft Windows source code" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">Microsoft Windows source code</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">In February 2004 portions of Microsoft’s closely guarded blueprint of its Windows operating systems (Windows 2000 and Windows NT4.0) were leaked over the Internet. The incident had then raised fears that access to the source code of the popular operating system could allow hackers to attack PCs.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" src="http://kalyan.itacumens.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/top10/5.jpg" style="clear: both; display: block; margin: 0px auto 12px; padding: 0px;" title="Japanese nuclear power plant secrets" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">Japanese nuclear power plant secrets</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">In 2005, an engineer with Mitsubishi Electric Plant Engineering used his personal computer for company business and his infected PC passed on confidential information to the Internet.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" src="http://kalyan.itacumens.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/top10/6.jpg" style="clear: both; display: block; margin: 0px auto 12px; padding: 0px;" title="Wiki Leaks" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">List of Communist spies</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">A list of 240,000 names of Soviet Union-era spies in Poland was published online in February 2005 sparking wide interest in Poland and other countries.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" src="http://kalyan.itacumens.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/top10/7.jpg" style="clear: both; display: block; margin: 0px auto 12px; padding: 0px;" title="Wiki Leaks" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">Porn pirates list</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">A list with the names and addresses of over 5,300 individuals suspected of illegally sharing pornographic films online was posted on the Internet in September, 2010.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" src="http://kalyan.itacumens.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/top10/8.jpg" style="clear: both; display: block; margin: 0px auto 12px; padding: 0px;" title="Wiki Leaks" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">Halo leaks</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">Microsoft’s Halo franchise is notorious for pre-release leaks. The latest in the Halo series Halo Reach followed the steps of its predecessors to reach gamers’ consoles before it was intended to by its publishers.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter" src="http://kalyan.itacumens.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/top10/9.jpg" style="clear: both; display: block; margin: 0px auto 12px; padding: 0px;" title="Wiki Leaks" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">Brangelina baby pics</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">Two magazines payed millions to have the rights to first publish photos of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s daughter Shiloh Nouvel. But even before the magazines could hit the newsstands the photos were up on two gossip websites.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: silver; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">courtesy: ibbnlive<br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" />image source: reuters</span></div></div>Vivek Patilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626372636596714410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508221109373766013.post-46096295005822206182012-06-15T15:35:00.000-07:002012-06-15T15:35:41.111-07:00Top Ten Richest Person in Technology<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1. Bill Gates</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjih2xHqWQieAGd35jGEMpdL7HRownoWHnNG7RXnx8UKilAcjMOmf7qpwJtcTsSDhxiySM7hbIlV_fhh2B97xWUc2B2KO30Id-caarOvGnaKs9M48rt8y3m7iqc4dRXGdZitTYV7CM5jjE/s1600/Bill+Gates.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Bill Gates" border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjih2xHqWQieAGd35jGEMpdL7HRownoWHnNG7RXnx8UKilAcjMOmf7qpwJtcTsSDhxiySM7hbIlV_fhh2B97xWUc2B2KO30Id-caarOvGnaKs9M48rt8y3m7iqc4dRXGdZitTYV7CM5jjE/s320/Bill+Gates.jpg" title="Bill Gates" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Net worth: $53 billion</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">Despite his net worth rising $13 billion since last year, software visionary Gates dropped in rank to the world’s second richest man, beaten by Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu. A big reason for Gates’ larger fortune: Microsoft shares rose 50% in the last 12 months. Other investments include Four Seasons hotels, Televisa and AutoNation. Gates stepped down from day-to-day duties at Microsoft in July 2008 to focus on philanthropy at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">2. Lawrence Ellison</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVfjC4oHc_YvQjgNqAmvz3Ec1GqQdwEM6Uc-42GGw4dqU0vcxnR9Y1eiiGoopT20gkkd05sGXMfZOUVAM_VXrsIO3iVTT1qgySetcZy9E8Wd7YYmzo_sRDc1rUeOCzIB0LTTtpdeWLQo/s1600/lawrence-ellison.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Lawrence Ellison" border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqVfjC4oHc_YvQjgNqAmvz3Ec1GqQdwEM6Uc-42GGw4dqU0vcxnR9Y1eiiGoopT20gkkd05sGXMfZOUVAM_VXrsIO3iVTT1qgySetcZy9E8Wd7YYmzo_sRDc1rUeOCzIB0LTTtpdeWLQo/s320/lawrence-ellison.jpg" title="Lawrence Ellison" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Net worth: $28 billion</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">Oracle founder’s fortune climbed $5.5 billion as his company’s shares rocketed up 70% in past 12 months. Oracle has bought 54 companies in the past five years, including the recent purchase of Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion and BEA Systems for $8.5 billion in 2008. Ellison owns a 52% stake in business software company NetSuite; his shares are worth $480 million. The racing junkie also owns a 453-foot yacht “Rising Sun” with pal David Geffen, and won the America’s Cup in February.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">3. Sergey Brin</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQ9bOfWYvQpXrjOr0niYpPsGmt4XD_GQsY_ixItOw1TtIHzRMIsh3QEwOkS1hrSwTSt3AK2C0EUFsHi-_vY5E4HvAXAS6i67FlYkI7BptCAt3HazqHlafgyQ11uETGMHHjnGTib3nlSY/s1600/Sergey+Brin+Google.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQ9bOfWYvQpXrjOr0niYpPsGmt4XD_GQsY_ixItOw1TtIHzRMIsh3QEwOkS1hrSwTSt3AK2C0EUFsHi-_vY5E4HvAXAS6i67FlYkI7BptCAt3HazqHlafgyQ11uETGMHHjnGTib3nlSY/s320/Sergey+Brin+Google.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"> <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Net worth: $17.5 billion</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">The Google cofounder’s hot streak brings him up a couple of rankings to 24th richest in the world. His fortune grew $5.5 billion as shares of the search giant rose 70% in past year. Google revenues hit $23.7 billion. Unveiled smart phone Nexus One in January; operates with Android software. Announced upgraded version of Chrome browser in March. Emigrated from Russia, met future partner Larry Page at Stanford; duo dropped out of computer science Ph.D. program in 1998. Brin introduced goats to Google’s campus last year, since animals are less harmful to the environment than lawn mowers.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">4. Larry Page</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://kalyan.itacumens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/larry.jpg" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0299ff; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-784" height="168" src="http://kalyan.itacumens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/larry.jpg" style="border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; margin: 0px auto 12px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" title="larry" width="240" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Net worth: $17.5 billion</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">The surge in Google stock pushed up cofounder Page’s fortune by $5.5 billion and lands him as 24th richest. Google continues to dominate search, though it has seen Microsoft’s Bing search engine–launched in 2009–take a slice of its market share. The company has moved into mobile phones and mobile software with the January launch of its Nexus One smart phone, which uses its Android operating system software. Google Apps–including Google Docs and Google Calendar–are a $750 million piece of the overall business and growing. Page met Brin at Stanford, where the pair founded Google.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">5. Azim Premji</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Net worth: $12.3 billion</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">Bezos’ fortune rose $5.5 billion in the past year, as Amazon shares climbed 100%. His rank on the billionaires list is 43rd this year, up from 68th last year. Bezos launched the Kindle digital book reader in 2007; Kindle 2 debuted in 2008. Amazon’s net income increased 40% while the economy crashed in 2009, as bargain-hunters flocked to its online marketplace for low prices and convenience. It also acquired online shoe retailer Zappos in July 2009 for $800 million in stock.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></div><h5 style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.3em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px 0px 0.5em; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">1o. Ernesto Bertarelli</strong></h5><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://kalyan.itacumens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ernesto.jpg" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #0299ff; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-790" height="168" src="http://kalyan.itacumens.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ernesto.jpg" style="border: 0px; clear: both; display: block; margin: 0px auto 12px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" title="ernesto" width="240" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Net worth: $10 billion</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;">Net worth of this Swiss mogul rose $2.3 billion in the last year. Bertarelli inherited biotech firm Serono when his father passed away in 1998. He ran the firm for years, increasing revenue to $2.4 billion in 2006, fueled by blockbuster drug Rebif for multiple sclerosis therapy, a drug with $1.4 billion in annual sales. Bertarelli sold the company to Merck in 2007, and with his sister took home $9 billion. He launched private equity fund Area Life Sciences in 2008, investing $680 million in health care companies.</div></div>Vivek Patilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626372636596714410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508221109373766013.post-39824750718673412192012-06-15T15:23:00.001-07:002012-06-15T15:25:37.500-07:00Top 10 Indians – ‘tomorrow’s brightest stars’<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; padding: 0em 1em 1em 0em; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjOdyJeXMzNsEvHytdiWZuqRIeysGCVQTT6rH-izgtFqNkaFfo2VUzRUrhWi3PWaQgAzP1h7y4I189pCTDsK1VGHcDWEvt_L8NTi6JKRXEe2EkVl1ZvjGcTanujvbmT6ELO-LBS6VZDQ/s1600/Mumba+devi+mumbai.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Mumabi Devi Goddess OF Mumbai" border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJjOdyJeXMzNsEvHytdiWZuqRIeysGCVQTT6rH-izgtFqNkaFfo2VUzRUrhWi3PWaQgAzP1h7y4I189pCTDsK1VGHcDWEvt_L8NTi6JKRXEe2EkVl1ZvjGcTanujvbmT6ELO-LBS6VZDQ/s400/Mumba+devi+mumbai.png" title="Mumabi Devi Goddess OF Mumbai" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The Mumba Devi temple, where the city gets its name from, is in a crowded street in Bhuleshwar. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Every Tuesday, there is a large gathering of devotees and you will have a hard time getting inside the temple during Navratris (The Festival of Nine Nights, towards the end of September).</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Although the locals worship this goddess, the deity primarily belongs to a caste of Hindus called char-kalshis (water carriers, char = four, kalash = waterpot; 'they who carry four waterpots') and the fisherfolk of the island.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Initially the temple was near Phansi lake next to the Victoria Terminus station. In 1737, the 'Company Sarkar' - East India Company - planned to expand the Fort of Bombay, and ordered that the temple be shifted.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The new temple was built in 1753 by a goldsmith named Pandu Sonar. The wealthy and prosperous family of Pandu Sonar and his heirs became the caretakers of the temple.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">A water tank in front of the temple was built by a wealthy Baniya named Nagardas Navlakhia - his surname literally meaning a man worth 9 lakhs of rupees.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Near the center of the west side of the temple wall is the five foot high stone image of Mumba Devi in orange colour. On normal days, i.e. not the festival days, the goddess is dressed in a white saari and blouse with a gold necklace and a silver</span><span style="color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">The Mumba Devi temple, where the city gets its name from, is in a crowded street in Bhuleshwar. Every Tuesday, there is a large gathering of devotees and you will have a hard time getting inside the temple during Navratris (The Festival of Nine Nights, towards the end of September).</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Although the locals worship this goddess, the deity primarily belongs to a caste of Hindus called char-kalshis (water carriers, char = four, kalash = waterpot; 'they who carry four waterpots') and the fisherfolk of the island.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Initially the temple was near Phansi lake next to the Victoria Terminus station. In 1737, the 'Company Sarkar' - East India Company - planned to expand the Fort of Bombay, and ordered that the temple be shifted.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">The new temple was built in 1753 by a goldsmith named Pandu Sonar. The wealthy and prosperous family of Pandu Sonar and his heirs became the caretakers of the temple.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">A water tank in front of the temple was built by a wealthy Baniya named Nagardas Navlakhia - his surname literally meaning a man worth 9 lakhs of rupees.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Near the center of the west side of the temple wall is the five foot high stone image of Mumba Devi in orange colour. On normal days, i.e. not the festival days, the goddess is dressed in a white saari and blouse with a gold necklace and a silver crown. However, on special occasions she wears a special handwoven silk saree and several ornaments from the temple's custody.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">To her left side is the goddess Annapurna on her vehicle, the peacock. Anna (food) purna (fulfilment) is the goddess who ensures everybody gets to eat in the city. For a city that has 50% of its population in slums and illegal hutments, where trains loaded with people from other states pour in every day, this is quite a task! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">The vehicle of Mumba Devi is the tiger himself. This tiger is made of pure copper. This tiger was humbly gifted to the temple authorities by Vithal, a pearl trader in 1890. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">The temple also houses other gods such as Sri Ganesh, Sri Hanuman, Sri Balaji (a form of Vishnu).</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> crown. However, on special occasions she wears a special handwoven silk saree and several ornaments from the temple's custody.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">To her left side is the goddess Annapurna on her vehicle, the peacock. Anna (food) purna (fulfilment) is the goddess who ensures everybody gets to eat in the city. For a city that has 50% of its population in slums and illegal hutments, where trains loaded with people from other states pour in every day, this is quite a task! </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The vehicle of Mumba Devi is the tiger himself. This tiger is made of pure copper. This tiger was humbly gifted to the temple authorities by Vithal, a pearl trader in 1890. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: tahoma, 'Trebuchet MS', lucida, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #555544; font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">The temple also houses other gods such as Sri Ganesh, Sri Hanuman, Sri Balaji (a form of Vishnu).</span></div>Vivek Patilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626372636596714410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508221109373766013.post-44662865259458770722012-06-10T15:27:00.001-07:002012-06-10T15:27:58.854-07:00Tomb of Sher Shah Suri<p><img style="float: right;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-9iKlvoMDGDU/T9UeL7qTVmI/AAAAAAAAAXE/Q20uhLI2f_Y/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" alt="Sher Shah Suri Tomb " width="512" height="384" /></p><p><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;">The tomb of Sher Shah Suri</strong><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; background-color: #ffffff;"> is in the Sasaram town of Bihar state, India. The tomb was built in memory of Emperor Sher Shah Suri, a Pathan from Bihar who defeated the Mughal Empire and founded the Suri E</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify; background-color: #ffffff;">mpire in northern India. He died in an acci</span><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;"><br />dental gunpowder explosion in the fort of Kalinjar on 10th day of Rabi’ al-awwal, A.H. 952 or 13 May 1545 AD.</span><img style="vertical-align: text-bottom;" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--nJBbsIDs4c/T9UekmYV1wI/AAAAAAAAAXM/Pcvstq73TBc/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" alt="Sher Shah Suri Tomb" width="512" height="384" /><img style="vertical-align: bottom;" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZK1zRwXWGO8/T9UfBdh-lTI/AAAAAAAAAXU/d2MrIpx2K-Q/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" alt="" width="512" height="384" /><img style="vertical-align: bottom;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-qi1ZAICVKeI/T9UfItH8AtI/AAAAAAAAAXc/YmPCaVmQnY8/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" alt="Sher Shah Suri Tomb" width="512" height="384" /><img style="vertical-align: bottom;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-xTQ86Yesz8M/T9UfPehdJ5I/AAAAAAAAAXk/mkIMZuGj8Wk/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" alt="" width="512" height="340" /></p><p> </p>Vivek Patilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626372636596714410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508221109373766013.post-2945533403287130862012-06-10T15:18:00.001-07:002012-06-10T15:18:08.263-07:00Western Ghats Matheran<p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #ffffff;">The <strong>Western Ghats</strong>, <strong>Western Ghauts</strong> or the <strong>Sahyādri</strong> constitute a mountain range along the western side of <span style="color: #0b0080;">India</span>. This range runs north to south along the western edge of the <span style="color: #0b0080;">Deccan Plateau</span>, and separates the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the <img style="float: right; border: 1px solid black;" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fsLtwp3s5as/T9UcxPTCDNI/AAAAAAAAAW8/b6-I67wdvR8/%25255BUNSET%25255D.jpg" alt="Western Ghats Matheran" width="512" height="384" /><span style="color: #0b0080;">Arabian Sea</span>.</p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #ffffff;">The range starts near the border of <span style="color: #0b0080;">Gujarat</span> and <span style="color: #0b0080;">Maharashtra</span>, south of the <span style="color: #0b0080;">Tapti river</span>, and runs approximately 1,600 km (990 mi) through the states of <span style="color: #0b0080;">Maharashtra</span>, <span style="color: #0b0080;">Goa</span>, <span style="color: #0b0080;">Karnataka</span>, <span style="color: #0b0080;">Tamil Nadu</span> and <span style="color: #0b0080;">Kerala</span> ending at <span style="color: #0b0080;">Kanyakumari</span>, at the southern tip of India.</p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #ffffff;">These hills cover 160,000 km<sup style="line-height: 1em;">2</sup> (62,000 sq mi) and form the catchment area for complex riverine <span style="color: #0b0080;">drainage systems</span> that drain almost 40% of India. The Western Ghats block rainfall to the Deccan Plateau<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em;"><span style="color: #0b0080;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[</span></span>1]</sup> The average elevation is around 1,200 m (3,900 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-APMN_1-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em;"><span style="color: #0b0080;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[</span></span>2]</sup></p><p style="margin: 0.4em 0px 0.5em; line-height: 19px; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #ffffff;">The area is one of the world’s ten "Hottest <span style="color: #0b0080;">biodiversity hotspots</span>" and has over 5000 species of flowering plants, 139 mammal species, 508 bird species and 179 amphibian species; it is likely that many undiscovered species live in the Western Ghats. At least 325 globally <span style="color: #0b0080;">threatened species</span> occur in the Western Ghats.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em;"><span style="color: #0b0080;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[3</span></span><span style="color: #0b0080;"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">]</span></span></sup></p></p>Vivek Patilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626372636596714410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508221109373766013.post-81070606357586488652012-06-02T09:20:00.002-07:002012-06-02T09:22:06.092-07:00Mahabaleshwar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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Located at an height of 1,372 meters above sea level, around Lake Venna, is <strong>the highest hill station in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra</strong>. Mahabaleshwar is one of <strong>the most spectacular and the largest of Maharashtra hill-stations</strong>. Mahabaleshwar in Sanskrit means God of Great Power. It was summer capital of Governor of the old Bombay Presidency The Britishers built various mansions, cottages and bungalows around the town, lending it a charming, sophistication. There are <strong>30 valley viewpoints with panoramic vistas scattered around the hill station and their access roads make for shady, pleasant walks and treks.</strong></div></td></tr>
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Kate's Point, along Duchess Road, at 1,290 metres is yet another great point to look over.</span></td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCuypWutj-veImEK3_Pk19Y17zRZX_BQDuqosOgFhvoWQMO602uQTtzMstWAz9vV4GneZgLs3dhbeG27MDw1OR1T9b3CKBIqlwCVqgHx2N6n3yXHIVwuu0ozU7pQRSLUc4N1qHiKCjFI/s1600/matheran_with_asma_family_007.40165324_std.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUCuypWutj-veImEK3_Pk19Y17zRZX_BQDuqosOgFhvoWQMO602uQTtzMstWAz9vV4GneZgLs3dhbeG27MDw1OR1T9b3CKBIqlwCVqgHx2N6n3yXHIVwuu0ozU7pQRSLUc4N1qHiKCjFI/s320/matheran_with_asma_family_007.40165324_std.JPG" width="320" /></a></div></div>Vivek Patilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626372636596714410noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508221109373766013.post-8154012668479664552012-05-31T23:48:00.001-07:002012-05-31T23:48:50.698-07:00World without Bhupen Hazarika<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-AodRniLM9oRulXm3mCjxvyBQ8GtD2EByud0lSgATmmeMO5jGU1RAl6FgTXB6V_D_F20GU8cmFmL8f8mInM19Ps-ZY65SWtfnNFkbFLUcfEzue0x-5n4ccg3AvzQDIcZxo_0JEFVd30/s1600/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-L0216-0033,_Berlin,_3._Festival_des_politischen_Lieds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="World without Bhupen Hazarika" border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-AodRniLM9oRulXm3mCjxvyBQ8GtD2EByud0lSgATmmeMO5jGU1RAl6FgTXB6V_D_F20GU8cmFmL8f8mInM19Ps-ZY65SWtfnNFkbFLUcfEzue0x-5n4ccg3AvzQDIcZxo_0JEFVd30/s400/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-L0216-0033,_Berlin,_3._Festival_des_politischen_Lieds.jpg" title="World without Bhupen Hazarika" width="400" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">The first time I came across Bhupen Hazarika's name was 18 years back when his soul-touching music and voice floated in the background while Dimple Kapadia in her Rajasthani attire denuded her body of all jewellery. It was Rudali, not exactly a favorite amongst the teenagers back then but truly artisty in every other sense. What made Rudali special for me was nor the breath-taking acting by the cast neither the off-beat, heart-wrenching story. In fact, it wasn't even the silky-smooth voice of Lata Mangeshkar bringing those rustic, alluring lyrics to our homes. It was that coarse, broken, seemingly untamed male voice that sang Maula O Maula, Dil Hum Hum Kare, Samay O Dheere Chalo, that stood out even to my untrained ears. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">But of course, Bhupen Hazarika is (and in spite of his demise yesterday, I still say 'is') much (and much) more than Rudali. His singing career started as early as 1939 when he was twelve and he never looked back after that. Loved and respected worldwide, Bhupenda was never hassled by political boundaries. His has been credited to be the voice of the freedom movement of Bangladesh. His music and lyrics have enabled many a young hearts to express their complicated emotions. His songs dedicated to social causes and to the great river Brahmaputra are spiritual in a very earthy way. I can perhaps never fully appreciate or sum up this great man's life and acheivements but can definitely sense his absence. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">2011 has definitely been a difficult year for Indian arts. M. F. Husain, Shammi Kapoor, Jagjit Singh, and now Bhupen Hazarika are amongst the famous artists who were lost to us during this year in quick succession. It seems like the time is moving too fast with each second taking us farther still from their legacy. I wish things would slow down a bit and let us submerge ourselves in the art and music created by these artists to fully appreciate all that we've lost. And, also, to appreciate all that we're left with. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><object width="320" height="266" class="BLOGGER-youtube-video" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data-thumbnail-src="http://1.gvt0.com/vi/GG8B_gKGkbU/0.jpg"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GG8B_gKGkbU&fs=1&source=uds" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><embed width="320" height="266" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GG8B_gKGkbU&fs=1&source=uds" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></object></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Here's Samay o Dheere Chalo by Bhupen Hazarika, in his own voice. Hope his songs keep echoing forever. </span> </div>Vivek Patilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626372636596714410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508221109373766013.post-77271189076022265302012-05-31T23:22:00.000-07:002012-05-31T23:22:31.063-07:00Vaishali - Bihar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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Lord Buddha visited Vaishali frequently and at Kolhua, close by, preached his last sermon. To commemorate the event, Emperor Ashoka, in the third century B.C. erected one of his famous lion pillars here. A hundred years after the Mahaparinirvana of the Buddha - Vaishali hosted the second great Buddhist council. Two stupas were erected to commemorate this event. Jainism, too, has its origins in Vaishali, for in 527 B.C., Lord Mahavir was born on the outskirts of the city, and lived in Vaishali till he was 22. Vaishali is then twice blessed and remains an important pilgrim center for both Buddhists and Jains, attracting also historians foraging for the past.</div><div class="bodytext" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; text-align: justify;">On the outskirts of Vaishali stood the grand double storied Buddhist monastery. Buddha often discoursed here. He extended spiritual enfranchisement to women by admitting them to the Holy Order which was founded here. Legend has it that on one of his visits, several monkeys dug up a tank for his comfortable stay and offered him a bowl of honey. This is regarded as one of the great incidents in the legends of Buddha, who announced his approaching Nirvana and preached his last sermon here.<br />
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The Lichchhavis came a long way to bid him farewell on his way to Kushinagara and finally, they were stopped by a river created by Buddha. He once again paused to have a last of his much loved city. As a piety for Vaishali, he had already given his alms bowl which remained here for long time.</div><div class="bodytext" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; text-align: justify;">A life size-pillar beside a brick stupa at Kolhua commemorates Buddha's last sermon and announcement of his approaching nirvana. The lion faces north, the direction Buddha took on his last voyage. Adjacent to this is the tank associated with the monkeys offering honey. Nearby are the skeletal remains of a monastery where Buddha resided and a votive stupas dot the region. <br />
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Vaishali museum houses some of the archaeological remains discovered here. Facing the museum is the Abhishek Pushkarni which was holy to Lichchhavis. On one side of the lake is newly built Vishwa Shanti Stupa, a sixth in the series to be erected in India. Close to the museum is the shaded stupa which is supposed to have housed the casket relic with the ashes of Buddha. <br />
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Archaeologists have uncovered a good deal of Vaishali. It begins with a huge mound which is associated with the ancient Parliament referred to Raja Vaihala Ka Garh. Bawan Pokhar temple houses a rich collection of black basalt images dating back to the Gupta and Pala period. Another black basalt, four headed Shivling (Choumukhi Mahadeva) was discovered when a reservoir was being dug. Behind the bawan pokhar temple is a Jain temple famous for its image of the Trithankar. A little distance from these temples lies the Lotus Tank which used to be a picnic spot of the Lichchhavis. <br />
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Further north at Lauria Areraj, 31 Kms from Motihari, lies one of the Ashokan Columns with six of his edicts. The column is devoid of its capital. Another Ashokan column along with the lion capital can be visited at Nandangarh, 23 kms from Bettiah. These pillars possibly mark the course of the ancient Royal highway from Patliputra to Nepal valley. Few kilometers from the monolith at Nandangarh is the mighty brick stupa which is believed to have stored the casket relic containing the ashes of Buddha. At Nandangarh one can also see a dozen vedic mounds that contain the remains of ruling clans of pre-Buddhists times.</div><div class="bodytext" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; text-align: justify;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/z-XOhPsnbmo?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mumbai 143 flash mob that is Mumbai I love you, India’s Biggest flash mob was created at Gateway of India by 1300 people gathering and dancing to celebrate the spirit of Mumbai. People say that they love Mumbai but they can’t come as one and celebrate this strong emotion/spirit. Raghani Studios identified the need and created an original foot tapping number (song) to celebrate Mumbai’s spirit.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" height="315" style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="560">Here is flash interview with <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Mr. Kamal Raghani</strong> of <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">Raghani Studios, </strong> man behind the “Mumbai 143″ flash mob<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; ">.</strong></object></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Kamal Raghani" class="alignnone wp-image-136" height="218" src="http://go4mumbai.com/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Kamal_Raghani1.jpg" style="border: 0px; font-size: 14px; font: inherit; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 10px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Kamal Raghani" width="146" /></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1. How did this concept came on your mind ?</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;">Everything started with Mumbai I love you which later converted into Mumbai “143″ 1 stands for ‘I’, 4 for ‘Love’ and 3 for ‘You’, that is how a common man of Mumbai is expressing his love for the city.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2. How long it took to implement your ideas ?</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;">Once the title “Mumbai 143″ developed and we wanted to portray it in very appealing style. so thought of doing Flash Mob. We wrote the lyrics keeping the Mumbaikar lifestyle in mind and recorded the song in foot tapping number with Feel of Anthem.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3. How did you find so many dancers and how long rehearsals were done ?</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;">Everything was going and we reached to a level where we thought of doing it in grand format. we needed people for this flashmob for that we approached St. Xaviers and St. Marys school students gave them training for 8 days with a team of 18 choreographers.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4. It must be very difficult involving so many school children, getting permissions, security arrangements ?</strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;">As grand as the idea was, only a grand location could justify. Nothing could replace the picturesque Gateway of India, which identifies Mumbai, where Biggest negative event have taken place. We anyhow wanted to do it at Gateway of India itself and convert the negative energy to positive.<strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></strong></div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;">Being a Film Maker, I had the experience and skills to visualize the complete flash mob before hand. To capture the splendid moments in a very cinematic way, I arranged for team of 12 cameramen, gave them a accurate perspective and prepared them for what it is going to be. Finally on the day I actually felt how it is to take last breath and once the confidence was on, we did it in five min. Creating, India’s biggest Flash Mob. The rest is history.</div><div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434343; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Raghani Studios</strong> is a feature film making technical service provider specializing in high end film camera equipment rental, post production works, sound dubbing/recording studio to 35mm output prints for theatre and digital cinema projection. They prefer providing a cost effective feature film packages to filmmakers/producers covering all technical aspects of film making with in-house equipments and technical team at all stages of film making which ultimately results in better image quality and huge cost saving to producers and production houses. They play an important role in nurturing the vision of creative artist/filmmakers through technical support, skilled manpower, correct workflow, and up to date high end equipments. Today, it is the technical hub for feature films, regional language films, and independent filmmakers, serving their creative dream with correct image.</div><h6 style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #434343; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font: inherit; line-height: 1.625em; margin: 0px 0px 1.625em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">More details also can be found here: <a href="http://www.mumbai143.in/" style="border: 0px; color: black; font: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Mumbai 143 India's Biggest Flash Mob at Gateway of India, Mumbai">http://www.mumbai143.in</a></h6><div><br />
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color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Situated in:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Uttaranchal </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Also Known As:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Abode of Drona</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Main Attractions:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Tapowan, Tapkeshawar Temple, Chandrabani, Sai Darbar Temple, Tibetan Temple, Robber's Cave, Malsi Deer Park, Sahastradhara, Laxman Siddh and Santala Devi Temple</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Suitable Time To Visit:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> November to March</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Whether you are an adventure seeker, a discerning traveller or looking for a spiritual jou</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGvmV7W5QZ_1WZBUpuLpxaIHm9s7BsRwhDLMTX1rewZSG2YZ6wsj2urmRO9jtDMpGzYG4hvxGkGTrHgbBNdXm9Qq8hbXpUtJI5c7vHs2YECrDxp7WKA0iD8RXF-5ZkGXQqxTBrvmT_sKj/s1600-h/dehradun.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304088284476273122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitGvmV7W5QZ_1WZBUpuLpxaIHm9s7BsRwhDLMTX1rewZSG2YZ6wsj2urmRO9jtDMpGzYG4hvxGkGTrHgbBNdXm9Qq8hbXpUtJI5c7vHs2YECrDxp7WKA0iD8RXF-5ZkGXQqxTBrvmT_sKj/s400/dehradun.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-color: rgb(232, 231, 231); border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-color: rgb(232, 231, 231); border-left-style: none; border-left-width: 1px; border-right-color: rgb(232, 231, 231); border-right-style: none; border-right-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(232, 231, 231); border-top-style: none; border-top-width: 1px; border-width: initial; float: right; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 400px;" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">rney, Dehradun offers almost everything as per your choice. Commonly known as the 'Abode of Drona', Dehradun is a hill station, serving as the capital of newly created state of Uttarakhand. Situated in the Great Indian Himalayan ranges, the charming city draw a large number of tourists from India and foreign countries as well. An ancient city, Dehradun finds its description in Ashoka's inscriptions dating back to 250 BC, even today can be seen outside the city.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">The city remained an important centre for Garhwal rulers, later on the British captured the area and developed it as a hill resort. Besides a hill resort, Dehradun also houses the headquarters of several National Institutes and Organizations, namely ONGC, Forest Research Institute and Survey of India. Dehradun is also home to some of India's noted educational and training institutes like Indian Military Academy, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA) and Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC).</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Dehradun has its own domestic airport, Jolly Grant Airport (25 km), which is served by flights from Delhi. Dehradun Railway Station in connected by trains to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and other parts of the country. National Highways, State Highways and good roads connect Dehradun with rest of the country.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">For accommodation, plenty of good hotels are available in the town of Dehradun. You may stay in hotels or guest houses, as per your requirements and budget.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Any trip to Dehradun is incomplete without some shopping activities. The shops at Dehradun sell traditional handicrafts, which you can buy as souvenirs for family members, relatives or friends.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #993300;">Major Attractions in Dehradun</span></strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #3333ff; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><strong>Tapowan:</strong></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Tapowan is situated on the Dehradun - Rajpur Road, about 5 km from the city bus stand. Set amidst the picturesque surroundings, Tapowan carries an interesting legend linked to Guru Dronacharya.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Tapkeshawar Shiv Temple:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Tapkeshawar Shiv Temple is an </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSluzHGaMZxsPmLarHa3ikXjQETLqsz8MB5MsPDizjDlPsmOoFLbRj-d2NSwYXuEYgWxyWXGXk0BOBSmyxHy7lvOx7C4oDRHCcndgQK_rGyub2R7XlQr8UtSQ6TTzjgm2FLkZXHyE1wSBU/s1600-h/dehradun2.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Dehradun Tourism" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304088289010426882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSluzHGaMZxsPmLarHa3ikXjQETLqsz8MB5MsPDizjDlPsmOoFLbRj-d2NSwYXuEYgWxyWXGXk0BOBSmyxHy7lvOx7C4oDRHCcndgQK_rGyub2R7XlQr8UtSQ6TTzjgm2FLkZXHyE1wSBU/s400/dehradun2.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; float: right; height: 300px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 400px;" title="Dehradun Tourism" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">ancient place of worship in the Garhi Cantt. Area, just 5 kms away from city bus stand. This temple can be easily reached by road. During the occasion of Maha Shivratri devotes throng the temple to participate in the fair and pay their obeisance to the presiding deity.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Chandrabani:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Chadrabani Temple (Gautam Kund) lies at a distance of 7 km from Dehradun. According to a legend this place was inhabited by Maharishi Gautam, his wife and daughter who are even today worshipped by the people. Every year thousands of devotees visit this temple to take a holy dip in the sacred Kund.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Forest Research Institute:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> A forest based training institute in India, Forest Research Institute is located 7 km away from Clock Tower on the Dehradun - Chakrata road. Established in 1906, the Forest Research Institute is one of the oldest institutes of its kind in the world and highly acclaimed worldover. The research institute houses a Botanical Museum, which you can visit.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Indian Military Academy:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Indian Military Academy (IMA) is situated at a distance of 8 kms from the city centre. A government owned premier training institute for Army Officer, the Indian Military Academy is functional from 1st October 1932. Here you can see War Memorial, Museum, Library. Shooting Demonstration Room, 18 holes Golf Course and Arms and ammunition.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Sai Darbar Temple:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Sai Darbar Temple is 8 km away from the city centre along the Clock Tower on Rajpur Road. The temple due to high cultural and spiritual importance draws large number of tourists and devotees.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Tibetan Temple (Buddha Temple):</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Adjacent to Sai Darbar Temple is the Tibetan Temple, dedicated to Lord Buddha.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Robber's Cave (Guchhupani):</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> The Robber's Cave is a perfect picnic spot, situated 8 kms away from the bus terminal. To visit Robber’s Cave you need to take bus up to Anarwala village and further a trek of one kilometre to reach this spot.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Malsi Deer Park:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Malsi Deer Park is a well developed mini-zoological park, just 10 km from Dehradun. The park also has a children's park flanked by splendid natural surroundings.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Sahastradhara:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Sahastradhara is located 11 kms away from Dehradun, popular as a picnic spot. The 9 mts high waterfall, the River Baldi and caves provide a spectacular sight to the place. The Sulphur spring is another attraction at Sahastradhrana, people believe that the water of the spring possess medicinal properties and cure skin infections.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Laxman Siddh:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Laxman Siddh is a famous temple about 12 kms away from Dehradun. People visit this temple in large numbers, especially on Sundays.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Santala Devi Temple:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Santala Devi Temple is situated </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RYGVxUP2RqkiTe74XMTQ3uaB0MMmiFUrWIXv2JEedJTQ17anzWWedMgMOk-ovY6Q6ndvIs18XOVqRCc27UsGtPJfTQvIq_hTCqhSbNRCWJH69cZbS9voqKScK8h5ps77Rh1qZGrr9P1_/s1600-h/dehradun1.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="Dehradun Tourism" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304088285391213122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1RYGVxUP2RqkiTe74XMTQ3uaB0MMmiFUrWIXv2JEedJTQ17anzWWedMgMOk-ovY6Q6ndvIs18XOVqRCc27UsGtPJfTQvIq_hTCqhSbNRCWJH69cZbS9voqKScK8h5ps77Rh1qZGrr9P1_/s400/dehradun1.jpg" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; float: right; height: 299px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; width: 400px;" title="Dehradun Tourism" /></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">at a distance of 15 kms from Dehradun. A place of religious and cultural significance, the temple draws people from far and near places.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Asan Barrage Water Sports Resort:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Asan Barrage Water Sports Resort has been developed by Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam in 1994. Also known as Dhalipur Lake, this resort is situated on Chandigarh - Shimla highway. Here you can enjoy water sports like water skiing, rowing, kayaking, boating, canoeing etc. During the winters you can see large number of avian species, especially migratory birds here.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Rajaji National Park:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Established in 1966, the Rajaji National Park spreads over an area of 820 sq. kms. Set in a lush green valley of Shivalik ranges, the park houses a wide range of floral and faunal species including 23 species of mammals and 315 bird species.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Rishikesh:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> Often referred to as the 'place of sages', Rishikesh is a spiritual town, located 24 kms away from Haridwar. In addition to a pilgrimage destination, Rishikesh is also an ideal destination for people who are interested in yoga and meditation. For adventure seekers Rishikesh offers adventure options like trekking and rafting. Major tourist attractions of Rishikesh include the Triveni Ghat, Laxman Jhoola, Raghunath Temple, Ashrams and Yoga Centres.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Mussoorie:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> A famous hill station of north India, Mussoorie is located at a distance of 34 kms from Dehradun. Popularly known as the 'Queen of Hill Stations', Mussoorie has the attractions, namely Camel's back road, Mussoorie Lake, Gun hill, Kempty Fall and Vinod Mountain Quail Sanctuary.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="color: #3333ff;">Haridwar:</span></strong><span style="background-color: white; color: #5c5a52; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> One of the major pilgrimage centres of India, Haridwar is situated at a distance of 45 kms from Dehradun. Hardiwar is the gateway to Chardham (four pilgrimage destinations) of Uttarakhand and has the tourist attractions like Har ki Pauri ghats, Mansa Devi Temple, Daksha Mahadev Temple and Bharat Mata Temple.</span> <span style="color: #993300; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"><b><br />
</b></span></span></div></div>Vivek Patilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626372636596714410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7508221109373766013.post-81413451361972371612012-03-03T12:56:00.002-08:002012-03-03T12:56:43.000-08:00Ganga Nagar Dewas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">It is the colony in dewas where i am living from 10 years. .. </div>Vivek Patilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02626372636596714410noreply@blogger.com0