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MODI-OBAMA AFFAIR

IN GLAM WORLD

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Amazing PLACES TO BE

STOP ACID ATTACK The US President and the first Lady Michelle Obama visit India for the 66th Republic Day. Get all the details of their 3 days visit in this edition.

AAPKI SARKAR

Politics >>

- Divya Sharma

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AAP turned the whole scenario:

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We want everybody to act like adults, quit playing games, realize that it’s not just my way or the highway.

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Modi-Obama Affair -Divya Sharma

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o one can ever forget that waking day when Narendra Modi was denied a US visa in 2005 when he was preparing to travel to New York to address Indian Americans at the Madison Square. This absurd decision of the US officials was based on Modi’s failure to stop the deadly riots by Hindus against the minority in 2002. Again, the IndiaUS relationship has gone through a lot of impediment following the diplomatic war between both the countries over an India diplomat’s alleged exploitation of her housekeeper. Nevertheless, all these grave issues did not restrict Narendra Modi from inviting the US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama for the 66th Republic day. Their visit will certainly be commemorated in the history of India.

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February 2015, whole of the Delhi riveted to the television and waiting for the announcements of the Delhi election. And the result that was declared was historic and massive for AAM AADMI PARTY wins the elections with Arvind Kejriwal as the Chief Minister of Delhi. AAP won 67 out of 70 seats and hence, it marks the best ever performance of any political party that the state has witnessed.

The epic win of AAP in Delhi indicates the stoic faith of the people of Delhi in Arvind

Here are some of the main events of Barack Obama and Michelle Obama’s visit to India:

>The “Chai pe charcha” at Hyderabad house:

>The R day parade:

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odi and Obama reprised the Bonhomie that had marked their interaction four months earlier in Washington DC. Modi advanced the “Chai Pe Charcha” concept on They both sat side by side without officials in the lush green lawns of Hyderabad house, preparing tea for each other. They went for a walk after the lunch and talked for over 10 minutes in a calm atmosphere. The whole panorama was evident of the “bromance” that is budding between them since Modi’s visit to Washington DC. Will this rapport prove beneficial for USIndia relationship ?

o finally comes the day for which Obama was the honourable Chief Guest, the 66th Republic Day. The proud day for Indians was made more glorious by the presence of Obama and it’s unlikely that Obama has experienced such a spectacular panorama in his lifetime. Obama’s presence at the R day is symbolic of Modi;s willingness to put an end to India’s traditional reluctance to get into close alliance with any big power. What made this R day more magnificent was its theme. Women’s power or Nari Shakti was the theme of the 66th R day and for the first time all the women contingents from the three services marched down Rajpath. Did you know, Arvind Kejriwal was not invited for the R day parade?

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bama’s last public appearance was marked by his farewell speech at Delhi’s Sri Fort auditorium. He opined that his visit to India will open new chapters for the peaceful and strong relationship between India and US. He enunciated about the most sensitive topics, highlighting on the freedom of religion in the country which has been muddled with strifes between Hindus and the minorities.

The top highlights of Obama’s speech: 1- This is a country where a Dalit can write the Constitution or a tea-seller can become a prime minister.

2- Sometimes I have been discriminated against on the basis of the colour of my skin.

3-The world will be safer, more just place when our two democracies - largest and oldest - stand together. Both our countries have known the anguish of terror and we stand committed to the defence of our people.

4- Senorita, bade bade deshon mein... you know what I mean.

Michelle is a better dancer than I am. Sometimes this hurts my feelings.

5- More than a hundred years ago America welcomed a son of India-Swami Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda helped bring Yoga to our country.

Kejriwal. The man who was considered the “bhagooda”, the man who was considered as a coward for assigning the post of CM earlier, the man who was accused of running away after delivering false promises, proves himself once again by such stunning victory. In past, there have been quite few cases of massive wining of te elections but nothing commensurable to AAP. Delving into the history of India, it has witnessed the 1977 Janta Wave, 1984 Rajiv Gandhi win and then 1989 V.P Singh’s win.

BJP continued its Lok Sabha victory in all the state elections and it seemed that BJP is dauntless. But AAP came out as a game changer. The defeat of BJP is not merely a defeat, it is a humiliation. BJP manages to win just 3 seats. Also, the manifestation of Kiran Bedi as the BJP CM candidate seemed to have unwelcome repercussions. She not only failed as the CM candidate but to add to the failure, she lost from her won election of krishna nagar seat.

Utter Defeat!

Now, Delhi is all set to witness the changes that Kejriwal has promised. We hope he doesn’t disappoint the people of Delhi and make Delhi corruption free.

TIMELINE OF KEJRIWAL:

2010 - Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Kiran Bedi formed INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION.

April 2011: Anna Hazare’s fast at Janatar Mantar forcing govt. to pass Jan LokPal Bill.

November 2012: Arvind Kejriwal formed his party, AAM AADMI PARTY.

December 2013: Kejriwal takes Oath as CM 14 February 2014: kejriwal resigns as the govt. didn’t pass the Jan Lokpal Bill

10 February 2015: Kejriwal wins.

14 February 2015: Kejriwal takes oath as the CM of Delhi

Books>> The Must Read Autobiographies To get acquainted with the struggle of famous people, read these books :

>The first Lady Michelle Obama:

>So what is India gaining from Obama’s visit?

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o, the three days ended and the Obamas have departed from India.

Being a citizen of India, we are left to contemplate on the benefits of Obama’s visit, What is India gaining form his glorified visit? There are three areas in particular that mark the opportunity of a strong relationship of India and US: 1-Combatting climate change: Both if them agreed to work in accord to support India’s energy and climate goals by concentrating on the air quality and also elevating the share of renewables in energy basket.

2-Implementation of the Civil Nuclear agreement: Signed in 2005, The nuclear agreement was stuck in limbo. Obama’s visit is significant for the implementation of this agreement.

3-economics and trade: Obama announced initiatives worth of $4 billions that aim at the augmenting trade and also an increase of job opportunities in India.

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ne can just not overlook the presence of Michelle Obama for all the three days she was in the capital . Of the many reasons to admire Mrs. Obama, one such is her effortless resistance to jet lag and when it comes to style, she has got to ace the list. The always fashionable lady was wearing a floral dress with a matching coat on her arrival, designed by Indian designer Bibhu Mohapatra. She looked elegant in all the attires she wore. She wore a floral jacket with a skater dress with same floral print. She wore a black straight fit floral dress during the farewell speech of Obama at the Sri Fort Auditorium. She surpasses all the levels of elegance.

The Diary Of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela

Dreams from my father: A story of race and inheritance by Barack Obama

When, in 1942, Nazis occupied Holland, a 13 years old Jewish girl and her family fled from Amsterdam and went into some secret place. Alienated by the outside world, they faced hunger and ever present threat of death.

In her dairy, Anne Frank charts down her experiences of that period. The book has been published in 60 different languages. The book is the powerful reminder of the horrific and gruesome wars and slo the invincinle human spirits.

Nelson Mandela is one of the most revered political hero. He dedicated his whole life to the freedom of South Africa from the racial oppression. He was the president of the African National Congress and head of South Africa’s antiapartheid movement and he was crucial in progressing the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule. In his autobiography, Mandela sketches down his life, his ultimate stuggle and his triumph.

Nine years befor become the most influential leader of the world, Barack Obama wrote this powerful memoir which became the best selling book in New York in 2004. The book tells the story of Obama and his struggle and the forces that shaped him as the son of a black African father and a white American mother.

The book is the most revealing portrait of the most compellong leader of the world who embarked on a journey of self identification in America.

I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up For Education and Was Shot down By Taliban

by Malala Yousafzai This autobiography is a powerful manifestation of that string voice, the voice which stood alone to fight for its right. It is a book about the peron who inspires to change the world. Malala was refused to bow down and fought for her education was Taliban seized the Swat Valley in Pakistan.

And Then One Day...

A Memoir by Naseeruddin Shah Different form the conventions of all the autobiography, the book doesnt satrt with “I was born on...”. The book is so honest and straighforward.

Naseer ji shares his contempt for bollywood masala movies and also does not shy away from narrating about his indulgences.

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Fashion>> International:

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Fashion fades, only style remains the same.

-Coco Chanel

PARIS

Fashion Week Spring/ Summer 2015

VERSACE

Magic of shimmer and sheer

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he entire collection was a blend of contemporary, classy and wearable fashion. The jumpsuits with crop jackets, sheer gowns with beautiful cut work, hints of asymmetrical patterns, skater dresses with off shoulders and color block cocktail gowns with high side slits were a major attention grabber.

It was a rather elegant approach taken

by Donatella Versace for this collection, majorly working around sheer, shimmer and intrinsic embroid aeries. Sheer organza dresses embroidered like honeycomb was a perfect display of “sexual healing”. Also, strippaing gowns never looked so sexy! 3D graphic detailed with shimmer embossing, chokars along with toggled belts as accessories and knee high boots created an impactful imprint of Versace on the audiences. There was a clear correlation between sexy Versace world and the world of calmness and reserved fashion.

Dreamy Fantasy

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esigner duo MARIA GRAZIA CHIUIN and PIERPAOLO PICCIOLI showcased their romantic and poetic haute couture collection in a dreamy and fantasy way.

For valentine couple the whole collection was about the “love as the purest form”.

Inspiration was taken from the Renaissance Italy, which had handwork embroidery and different textures were even used. There were wiggly rouleaux edgings on the upturned collars and faded red cross-stitching and the heart-shaped patches of suede appliqué on the peasant smocks The couple used velvet as their major fabric and even had embroideries as their main focus. The color of the line were divided into red, beige and black. There were standout pieces which had sheepskin shapes and even had been paired up with a corset and skirts.

By- Harshita Kakar, Anmol Minhas and Anshita Jain

National:

Who Wore What?

NO Cleavage Era

The 60th Filmfare awards

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eplicating the Baroque and Renaissance period the mirrored set looked simple and stunning justifying the alluring collection.

The show started with plain white pants and high neck top injected with metallic choker necklace.

Pannier A-line skirts with round neck tops, printed jumpsuits with toggle belts, puffy sleeves jackets with godet cut short skirts were the few silhouettes. Further the assemblage was extended with formal godet cut short coats with lace and patch work detailing, wrap dress with button itemizing, up-tied coats with shorts and tunic pleated dresses with shear layering.

Starting with clean white palette it raised to flamingo pink, lime green, navy blue, violet and leaving the bolds to the last.

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DIOR

Deepika Padukone She wore a ruffle gown from Ashi studio and looked elegant yet subtle in it. She paired it with Pantone color of the year “MARSALA” on her lips and nails beautifully with a twist.

Deepika and her white gown stole the show at the red carpet.

Alia Bhatt She was seen in a Nikhil Thampi creation. The way she paired leather with drapes was outstanding and with smoky eye makeup and nude lip shade and side knotting done. She rocked the red carpet.

Sonam Kapoor She stole the show by walking on red carpet in traditional western fusion outfit by anamika Khanna and jewellery by sunita Kapoor.

The style diva of Bollywood not only looked elegant but she took all viewers hearts with her that night.

Arjun Kapoor The Gunda of the year appeared at the red carpet in nice two piece suit with a bow. That shinny coat gave him double points though.

The classy hair style and a great beard, he knows how to steal everyone’s heart.

Varun Dhawan The lover boy, varun preferred to go monochrome this year with a bit of hints of black. He stand out completely in the crowd. This charming dude looked utterly handsome and also, very delicious. Don’t you agree ladies?

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Health>>

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#DOYOUEVENLIFT? :

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Ways to avert Winter Weight

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inter weather plays its role and takes its toll on human body and contributes to weight gain. During winters, the human body adapts to laziness accompanied by hogging and munching at small intervals. In winters one is forced to move less, be all wrapped up beneath the layers of blankets making it tough to ward off the calories.

Here are some ways you can cut out on the winter weight:

1-Plan your meals: Planning maintains your

diet plan and prevents your hogging onto junk meals during small intervals. Planning includes what you are going to eat every day, what you are going to buy for preparation of your meals. One must plan small meals during the day keeping health in mind, avoiding high-fat, deep fried or any sort of junk food. Health comes first.

2-Commence-a-salad: Salad is the most healthier

version and it can also be converted to a wholesome meal!

Salads are now not just confined to the old boiled veggies but have now been revamped with a toss of flavored dressings. So start healthy with your own version of salad!

3-Clean your fridge: Wipe out all those

chocolates, cheese, and multi flavored sauces and replace them with nutritious food items such as fresh juices and veggies, low fat products for consumption.

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4-Move it! : Keep your body moving as it’s the sole

reason for putting on weight during winters. Take a brisk walk during the day, this helps in regulating movement in your body and helps in burning calories.

5-Use the staircase: It is the most easiest trick

one can adopt to burn out the calories. Avoid using the lift and take a walk instead! This would keep your body moving and it won’t be called a walk on purpose!

7-Exercise and lots of exercise: So, how

6-Soup-o-dine: Have a meal full of soup and

about hitting a gym and burning off all the extra flabs that you have piled on. Get a gym membership and get your the desired body. Also, exercise will help in blood circulation that will bring glow to youe face. And thebonus is, exercise also improve your mood.

-Tanya Kapur

broth for dinner. For reducing weight it is very essential to keep the night meal light. Soups are a great source for having a light and healthy meal and they also help in washing away excess fluid and waste from the body thereby reducing weight.

-Tanya Kapur

ome women will do whatever it takes to be in vogue! But, should this trend be followed even at the cost of one’s health?

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1-HIGH HEELS HEELS 1-HIGH Often kept for occasional purposes, women have now incorporated heels as a part of daily wear! Wearing heels at a regular pace can cause several problems like putting pressure on back side of the foot, pain in the calf area, pain in joints, it may cause arthritis too. To avoid this issue, you must opt for wedge heels or platforms or kitten heels if at all you want a chic look.

3-CORSETS/ 3-CORSETS/ TIGHT TIGHT WAIST WAIST 42- Heavy Heavy Handbag Handbag BELTSBELTS Increasing number of elements in our day to day life increases the load. It means carrying around another several pounds of weight. The effects are not immediate but definitely devastating in the near future. This can cause serious cervical pain in the neck region and also cause immense back pain. To avert this, quit the non-essential items and switch to a smaller, lighter bag!

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- Tanya Kapur

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Take care of your body. It is the only place you have to live in.

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CELEBRITY FITNESS CRAZE

Eat healthily, sleep well, breathe deeply, move harmoniously.

-Jean-Pierre Barral

Putting pressure right under the umpire line and pressing

the tummy inside and making the abdominal muscles weaker. This can lead to numerous digestive issues including heartburn as well as weaker bladder control. To prevent this, wear stretchable materials and figure hugging fabric giving breathing space to the body.

4-SKINNY 4- Skinny JEANS Jeans

No doubt they are fashionable, but do you feel restricted in them or u feel they are too tight to get in? You take it as a task to wear them whenever you choose to wear them?

Skinny jeans can have devastating effects on both men and women.

Tight skinny jeans can place unwanted pressure on vital spinal nerves and cause nerve compression. Skinny jeans can put too much pressure on the abdomen. Studies show that “wearing skinny jeans can lower the sperm count for men and women have higher chances of increasing thrush. To avert this problem, you must go for other options like mid-rise jeans or jeggings that are made up of stretchable fabric and it lets your body breathe.

ot even those flabs bulging out. Despite their hectic work schedule, Celebrities work out day and night to maintain the right figure and not lose the limelight in the tinsel town. From following the correct diet plan to apt exercises suited according to the body type, our celebs have done it all.

This has turned into a trend and has now become a rage! Celebrities with such huge and immense fan following set these trends for the masses. From size-zero figure like Kareena Kapoor and now her love for curves to chiseled 6pack-abs like Hrithik, Shahrukh and Salman. These stars leave no stone unturned and do every

possible thing to remain fit and stay in shape. This is highly motivating and encouraging for their fans and even for all the masses who would love to have knowledge about how their stars go about the Gym thug life!

The new face of fitness for training all these glam bees is Yasmin Karachiwala. Yasmin is renowned for mentoring the crème crowd of the B-town. Celebrities like Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Malaika Arora Khan, Preity Zinta, Zareen Khan, Bipasha Basu, Saif Ali Khan and many more. She has won the “The Best Fitness Instructor” award at Vogue Fashion Awards 2013.

She’s the master behind all these shining stars and their perfect body image in the tinsel town.

Fitness and gymming involves constant motivation and adapting the right – happy and healthier lifestyle. Training involves focus, concentration and it also produces flexibility in one’s body, builds up the stamina and also produces endurance in arms, legs, abdomen, back and also the hip area.

Along with gymming, power yoga is another power tool used by the celebs to maintain the right figure and body image. Yoga is like a cardiovascular workout which not only helps in blood circulation but also provides one with a youthful and radiant skin.

Be it gym or power yoga, both are incomplete without following a correct diet plan.

Cutting down on the carbs, increasing the intake of water, consuming sprouts, planning your meals and so on. Without having proper health diet chart it is impossible to attain a body like your favorite super star! These actors have to undergo these rough things to become what their fans adore which in turn is followed by their die-hard fans.

So if you want to be the next Kareena or the next Salman, you know which path to follow!!

Train dirty-eat clean.

N I A I X E R D L O R O AN W M A GL A norexia refers to symptoms of poor eating condition; these can have devastating effects if not curbed at the right time. Fashion world is full of dreams and attaining the perfect figure to be on the top but do you want it at the cost losing the very essence of your own body? Ultra-thin is not ultraglam! Models are now being projected as a fashion illustration, just like a sketch drawn. Anorexic conditions in such situations lead to sculpting out the body.

Such body images are considered negative and this is what leaves an impact on the audience. These unhealthy body types are displayed on the run ways during fashion shows and also various editorials. These models have no curves in their body and their bones are popping

out making them look malnourished. Anorexia is caused by several reasons, namely – anxiety or depression, modeling agencies asking models to lose weight or may be going on a crash diet!, models being exposed to drugs or alcohol and lack of health insurance.

Fashion industry has been circled out negatively because it seems responsible for promoting anorexia and too thin body types.

Although there have been various measures taken up by different segments of the fashion industry to control anorexia and its effects but it is very hard to bring a certain variation in people’s mind pertaining to this. Anorexia or call it an eating disorder can turn out to deadly and one may have to lose their life if it is not controlled. Studies show that 68.3% of models suffer from anxiety or depression, 64.1% are forced by the agencies, 76.5% are

exposed to drugs and alcohol and remaining lack health insurance and admit to be suffering from such disorders.

The question arises how to stop this deadly disease and also prevent it from being noticed by this large amount of audience who aspire to become models and end up adopting anorexia.

Experts say that the treatment for anorexia includes a combination of psychological treatment where they understand what the person has been through and why they sought to adopt such eating disorders. Adding to that there is supervised weight gain process.

It is vital to commence this treatment as soon as possible if the person has reached a critical stage and lost immense weight in this duration.

Do you still want your body type to be this unhealthy and projected as if you are one malnourished person!? Be aware of the hazards of such unrealistic body images that have been stereotyped.

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Travel>>

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Not all those who wander are lost.

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Amazing Places To Be - Anshita Jain

Looking for a great vacation and tired of the same old places?

PORTO The town that gave the country (and port wine) its very name, Porto is Portugal’s second-largest metropolis after Lisbon.

Sometimes called Oporto, it’s an age-old city that has one foot firmly in the industrial present. The 14th-century São Francisco church is a main attraction, as are the local port wine cellars, mostly located across the river at Vila Nova de Gaia. Set on the banks of the Douro in the north of the country, Porto’s historic centre has been

Unesco-listed since 1996 and is a picturesque mish-mash of medieval churches, cobbled lanes, pretty squares, steep steps and beautiful buildings tumbling down to the river. The birthplace of port, it’s a must for wine lovers, and recent years have witnessed something of a cultural renaissance with galleries, restaurants and boutiques opening – the city rebranded itself last year to convey its “youthful, cosmopolitan” side.

SALISBURY

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or most of us traveling has always been a curious venture, which not only excites us but also fetches ecstasy with bliss. But there are very few of us who get out of our ease and encounter the adventure. A bike, rare combination with travelling or the apt? Mr. Hamza Raza is a person with taste and passion for life and for him if you travel its on your bike when the air brushes through your hair, when thrill overrides speed, when the journey continues and you go forward for the moment, just that moment.

Q1. For those who don’t know you, could you tell us a bit about yourself, your background, education, family and all?

HR: We are a family of four and I have a younger brother who is studying in symbiosis, Pune. We belong to a business background. I have done my graduation in International Marketing from Singapore and now I’m training under my dad’s guidance.

Q2. Were you always passionate about Bikes? Or was it a gradual interest you developed?

HR: To tell you the truth I had never even thought about riding a bike as my parents always worried about the safety thing. But one fine day dad booked a Harley Davidson superlow 883, till that day I did not even no how to ride a bike. He was the one who was always fanatic about bike; even my mum used to ride bikes in her college days for fun, so I guess it was hereditary.

Hamza Raza

Q3. How did Bike riding and traveling come together in your life? If you had to choose one, which one would it be?

HR:I used to travel before also but the frequency of traveling has increased by like 10-15 times after I started to ride. After I started to ride I met a few people who shared the same interest as me, so once every month we started to do overnighters at places at least 400 km away from Delhi so that is how riding and traveling met. I don’t think its an apt question for me now because now traveling without my bike is out of the question and even if I have to travel I constantly think what if I had my bike and how fun I would have riding.

Q4. Which are you favorite bikes and your destination spot to go to? And Why? HR: I wont complain if anyone was to present me a BMW R1200 GS, RANN OF KUTCH. Riding across a sand desert might not sound amusing to you but if I tell u that you don’t need to press your brake here then I guess you might listen to me. The salt desert of Kutch is a very wide area of land with very little obstructions so you can just test the full power of your machine. But keeping speed aside, the specialty of this place is the beautifully star lit sky. Riding at night here, following the star is just heavenly feeling.

The unassuming city of Salisbury will draw history lovers this year as it takes a central role in celebrations for the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta. There are just four original copies of the cornerstone for English law and first document to champion the rights and freedom of the common people – and the best preserved is in Salisbury Cathedral. Events include a week-long flower festival in September. Lincoln, too,

Q6. In such long journeys how to you keep yourself safe and getting rid of worn-out?

HR:Personally I think staying fit wins half the battle as fatigue can take a toll on you physically as well as mentally.

Hydration bag pack is a must on long rides as dehydration happens much quicker because of the high wind velocity directly hitting the body and quick stops are advisable as long halts make the body lazy. Chewing gum helps as well while riding.

Q7. Expect this India Tour have you also travelled to other places?

HR:I have travelled abroad also but not on the bike but I’m planning to do a euro trip on the bike this summer with my final destination being the largest music festival in the world TOMORROW LAND in Berlin.

UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS This ancient and historic city houses many buildings going back to the early Middle Ages. One of the unique features of the city is the wharf system in its inner canals. Before the city was fully canalised, parts of the Rhine River flowed through the city centre. As with many Dutch cities, Utrecht lives in Amsterdam’s shadow.

But, having secured this year’s Grand Depart of the Tour de France – in part as an acknowledgement of its cycle-friendly

outlook – the city is preparing for its day in the sun. Its appeal as a weekend break destination seems remarkably undersold.

It has a historic, canal-lined centre, reminiscent of Bruges, plenty of modish cafes and restaurants, and an unpretentious urban intellectual vibe, the result of having the largest university in the Netherlands at its heart. To stay, try the Mother Goose Hotel, which opened in July and has stylish rooms from €105.

FAROE ISLANDS A tiny 18-island archipelago roughly halfway between Iceland and Scotland, with nearly twice as many sheep as people, the Faroe Islands have a romantic appeal for travellers looking for a remote, back-to-nature experience. In March, the islands will be one of only two places in the world to see the total solar eclipse (the Norwegian islands of Svalbard being the other). It’s a

Q5. The India tour you took could you tell us something about it? And why you choose to go for it?

HR: I took the India tour to explore the part of India of which I was unaware, to understand what am I part of.

The reason why I chose to go about it, was because of various reasons – right from proving myself to myself to go in the order to explore myself with my country.

Q5. Your tour sure must have been a great experience, Could u tell us where all you stopped, how many people you were. Just a little detail of your experience?

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HR: We stopped at various places during our transit.

Namely – Nagpur, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Goa, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pushkar and Delhi. The whole group was for about 300-400 bikers all owning the same brand i.e.

Harley. If I want to tell you about the experience then all I would say is that we woke you drinking different water, breathing different air, consuming different food and riding on different land, and we slept with everything different of what we woke up to.

will play a key part in the celebrations – the £22m Lincoln Castle Revealed project opens in April, with a new vault to display its own copy of the Magna Carta. Across the country, a series of trails have been developed visiting places with Magna Carta links , and the British Library in London will be staging a major exhibition from 13 March to 1 September.

great reason to visit the Faroes – a magical world of waterfalls and fjords and huge bird colonies. There’s a vibrant cultural scene, too – festivals and boat races in traditional Faroese boats fill the summer months – but among the most intimate and left-field is Hoyma, a new music festival held each November, which takes place in locals’ sitting rooms.

ICELAND Q8. Do you have any more plans of travelling?

HR:I guess we will be heading to a hill station called CHOPTA; it’s a small hardly explored place in UTTRAKHAND. You will not believe what fantastic places our country has to offer, we just need to explore them and I guaranty that you will b able to compare your dream destinations abroad to this and you will not be disappointed.

Is a Nordic island nation between the North Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean. Thundering waterfalls, dramatic lava fields, inviting geothermal pools, abundant marine and birdlife and a vibrant capital city - Iceland’s sheer magnitude of natural wonders and quirky culture can be explored any time of year under the midnight sun or the northern lights. The

country is all set to be one of the most popular for vacation in 2015. Be enthralled by the Northern Lights, hot springs, and Europe’s largest ice tunnel (actually built within an iceberg) – for truly unforgettable moments! There are new budget routes in Europe too, making travelling to Iceland easier than ever before.

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Women>>

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Women who seek to be equal with men, lack ambition.

-Marilyn monroe

The Avant-Garde of WOMEN-CENTRIC Films in India -Anmol Minhas

Films in Bollywood now a day depict robust, liberated and strong woman characters. Now that time is gone when big producers and directed only casted prominent and established actors. Women today are given equal importance in terms of role and position. Don’t underestimate a woman she can go from a lady to a ghetto in 2.5 seconds.

A true story which was inspired by Silk Smitha, a south Indian actress who was very famous for a sensual and erotic characters. Vidya Balan (the actress) shows off the numerous layers of belly with no shame bringing in the trend of curvy woman. In the society of size zero Vidya Balan brings in fresh are of curves, sexuality and shows woman to love the body. The Dirty Picture talks about the male chauvinist society and how one woman tries to change it.

Mardaani (2014) Rani Mukherjee leaves the audiences yet again spell bound by her another strong women-centric movie in which she plays the role of a senior inspector in crime. As all the movies this one too had a message of human trafficking. Rani’s character was unlike the stereotype women cop portrayed in Bollywood but was the epitome of valor and audaciousness. It brought in a lot of awareness and consciousness to this crime of human trafficking and was also loved by all.

English Vinglish (2012) The movie casts the very prominent and versatile actress, Sridevi as a housewife who’s unable to speak English as fluent as her family. Seeing this her family makes a lot fun but this doesn’t bring her down instead she changes her life by going to English classes. This is a story, which is seen in every second house. By the end Sridevi not only shows her family her knowledge and fluency of English but also shows them her significance and worth in the family.

The SILENCE Speaks

-Divya Sharma

real name or tried to know me. I have endured everything in silence, never had this heart delivered its painful story to any life form on this earth. ! I have never had a happy life. In my vague memory lies the instances of the mournful childhood, those days were dreadful. Marred with poverty were those days of my life which everyone claims to be blissful.

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itting by the window of the sombre and gloomy room, I contemplate on the very essence of my being. I try to decipher the meaning of my existence and try to reckon all that has happened to me throughout these 21 years of my life.

Sometimes I curse my life but sometimes I cry away in silence. Who am I? well don’t bother to know me. I have been called by several names. Some call me harlot, some prostitute, some call me sex worker, but never had anyone asked my

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The family of 5, which included my parents and my two sisters, had to survive on the meagre income of my father that he earned with utter hardship. Nevertheless, my eyes never failed to shine. In my grief stricken heart, I had my whole fabricated world, a world full of big dreams waiting for some miraculous power. I waited for one blessed hand that would carry me away to a tranquil world where there was no inkling of “trails and tribulations”.

Imbibed deeply in my memory is that one day, the day that changed my life topsyturvy. I was married off to a complete stranger at a very immature age.

I was cajoled to marry that man of double my age, the man who said will fulfil all my dreams. Little did I know that this world is full of masqueraders.

My father put me on stake, later did I get to know. I then became the bread-earner of my husband’s family.

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years now and the business has flourished.

Things seem to be normal now. My dreams no longer matter to me. No, I never tried to escape this gruesome world.

This world may have caused me immense agony, it may have shredded my heart into pieces but it’s the only source of earning.

From the throes of solitude I rose, again to sink deep into desolation.

My generous and loving husband sold me to different men, strange and beastly men who devoured me completely. The edifice of the lies came crumbling down.

“From the throes of solitude I rose, again to sink deep into desolation.” Helpless and vulnerable, I said nothing because your husband is your “God”, this is what we’re taught.

The starting of this “business” was tough.

Complete alien men touched me on the organs of my body I had no apprehension of. But eventually, I got habitual of everything. It’s been five

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Deep inside I was aware of the fact that the father who had put her daughter on stake can never provide for her living.

I succumbed to my destiny for rebellion could have landed me in appalling conditions. I never leant how to write, but in my mind I create stories that provide me with solace. Just one thing I desire, someone to make love with me with ethereal affection in his eyes, someone who considers me to be human. I shall contemplate tomorrow sitting at the same place “ after all tomorrow is just another day” and I have to live through it.

-Anmol Minhas

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I want every little girl who’s told she’s bossy to be told instead that she has leadership skills.

-Sheryl Sandberg

Oprah Winfrey

Hillary Clinton

Sonia Gandhi

Indra Nooyi

Christiane Amanpour

Hillary was raised in Park Ridges, Illinois where she had her textile business but who would have know that a girls from a small town would become the first Lady of the United states and a US Senator. Hillary Clinton was not only the first Lady of US but also the first women to stand for this post and win it. She is one of the most recognized and successful women in American politics and hence was also close in being nominated as the president by major parties.

Though this dauntless and liberated boldness she has influenced and encouraged many women to follow their dreams and to come into politics.

Hillary’s next plan is to be Barack Obama’s Secretary of State, which means accountable for supervision the associations of US overseas particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Sonia Gandhi went to University of Cambridge where she meet Rajeev Gandhi and married him in 1968. Her mother-in-law was Indira Gandhi was then was the prime minster of India. After the death of Rajeev Gandhi she continued and joined the politics. She then became the President of the Indian National Congress (INC) and her place in government is one of the chief offices in the nation.

Despite of not being the Prime Minister Sonia has massive amount of political power and it was she who had also nominated the former Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh. Her popularity is enormous and also manages to influence people with religion, women empowerment, food and shelter for the needy and leadership quality every woman must cultivate in her life.

Indra Nooyi peruses her MBA from IIMC Calcutta and then went to Yale School of Management in 1978 and did her master in Public Private Management where she also worked with Booz Allen Hamilton as part time. After which she now is the CEO of PepsiCo, the worlds fourth largest beverage company.

Within five years from CFO Indra was raised to CEO of PepsiCo as the revenues of the company were increased by 70% under her leadership. Also during the same time PepsiCo had exceeded Coca-Cola in the market value for the very first time. She has not only influenced the world with her charm but has also showed that beauty with brains exists. She has not only improved business, created jobs, made food healthier, saved the environment but has also proved to be one of the most influential and powerful businesswomen in the world.

Christiane moved to US to study journalism in Rhode Island where she also worked in the news department of WBRUFM. After which she was hired

by CNN and now is the Chief International Consultant at CNN an American based channel.

She is best known for her close coverage of the Middle East, and got her big break during Gulf War. Due to her gutsy boldness and willingness to report in unsafe circumstance she is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential and identified international correspondent.

She is not only famous for her courageous behavior but also sets examples of strength, independence, strong, and character that a women journalist must posses.

threw acid on a women doctor in bright daylight, In Surat a women was killed due to acid attack and her parents too were injured, In Andhra Pradesh, a psyco lover threw acid on a 20-year-old woman, In Delhi a 26-year-old married woman was attacked by two bikers who threw acid on her face and neck, In Ludhianaa man throws acid on a bride at the beauty parlour, In Ghaziabad a 22-year-old woman was attacked with acid for rejecting proposal to marry, In Chennai a young woman was attacked and died in the hospital because a man threw acid on her at a internet café where she worked, In Srinagar a 30-years-old woman was attacked by acid on her face.

Which state in our nation is safe from acid attack? How many more such cases need to happen for the government to understand how ruthless and pitiless crime this is. Acid attack victims require immense amount of medical attention, develop lack of confidence due to scars and marks, low self-esteem, social

isolation by society, being called ugly without know the pain, the trauma and level of distress, inability to live a normal and happy life.

India a country in South Asia which is the second largest country in terms of population and seventh largest in terms of geographical area having 1.2 billion lives. It’s the most popular democracy in the world and home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation. The Indian Economy is the worlds tenth largest having 29 states and 7 union territories.

It is people from different religion, culture, background and economy together in a united nation. After being so developed we still have place for such tragedy and undeserved mores.

In Mumbai seven months after a young woman died of acid burn the accused were arrested, this is how fast our constitution is working? Would you like that to happen to you or any of your loved ones? No, right then why doesn’t the government see all the cases?

The Dirty Picture (2011)

No One Killed Jessica (2011) An Indian crime thriller film directed by Rajkumar Gupta, starring two females as the lead Rani Mukherjee and Vidya Balan. Its inspired from a true story of Jessica Lal murder case where a Journalist (Rani Mukherjee) fights for her justice against all odds in society. She does yoga, smokes cigarettes and abuses in public exhibiting confident and ruthless character, which was loved by the audience. She proves a woman is just like a one-man army.

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WHO CHANGED THE WORLD

An African-American small girl escalating from poverty and becoming a media proprietor, actress, talk show host, philanthropist and most importantly an influence to countless women worldwide.

She is best known for her highest rated program, The Oprah Winfrey Show and hence also ranked the richest AfricanAmerican of the 20th century.

Her journey starts from high school when she also worked as a radio anchor in her spare time.

Later moving to local TV news and then directly launching her own show and from there she didn’t look back once.

Through television, books and movies she speaks to all the women of the world on humaninterest stories, women health, psychological and spiritual matters. She has promoted the tutoring of new thoughts, success, happiness and well-being.

STOP ACID ATTACK

- Anmol Minhas

Acid Attack an unfortunate and shameful tradition continuing in our nation which involves throwing acid on human flesh mainly face or any exposed part. Acid has the property to burn and damage skin tissue immediately it comes in contact with it but it not only kills your skin but it also kills you mentally with trauma, stigma and disfigurement. Acid violence is a brutal, deliberate crime, which can go so severe that it can sometimes melt the bones too.

There are numerous reported cases, which we see daily in the new about acid attack. In West Delhi two men on a motorcycle

We stay in a nation where its not okay to burn a book but its okay to burn a woman’s face, there is something wrong with our priorities. Today again after reading this article will you just not care and continue your life or will you be the change in the society, its for you to decide.

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Do not throw acid on me, my face is not a toilet for your leisure

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Relationship>> “

Human behaviour flows from three main sources: desire, emotions and knowledge.

- Plato

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Shy Boy meets Social Butterfly...

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ntrovert extrovert relationships can be wonderful and satisfying, at the same time they can be like fireworks. But they definitely require communication and compromise. These two strong words are the essence of any relationship.

Communication and compromise are just natural, one does not need to make an extra effort for this, it just happens in Love.

Most couples find issues like personal space, preferences and priorities arise once they commit. Overcoming such issues is simple though, if he’s a lonesome introvert and you’re a social butterfly… finding a middle ground might be difficult but it’s not absolutely impossible.

Where there is love there is a way. Shy boy and miss social butterfly needs to keep some pointers in mind to keep their relationship running smoothly.

Don’t Settle For LESS! Life is too short to actually

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The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.

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settle for less than what we truly want. The only way to improve is to stop settling.

We just limit ourselves and do nothing about the situation.

We often notice people often settling and compromising for mediocrity at daily basis.

We accept jobs that pay us low, we deal with friends who let us down so easily, we compromise with our partner when they cheat on us. It is all in the head, people choose to settle rather than move forward and improve their situations with good opportunities.

Life has become a profit-loss balance sheet. Our action depends on comparing the results. People assume that one should not take a particular action because they don’t see fruitful benefit out of it. Now a days there is a thought out evaluation of whatever decision one makes in her life.

However, when we care about someone we often value them incorrectly. Sometimes what we think and do for a person does not match up to the reality of that person.

It is so easy and predictable to overlook the flaws and imperfection of a person we love. That’s a magic sparkle

of love, that we become less critical. Though, no one is perfect and it is necessary to accept a person as he is in a relationship. You have to be willing to love someone despite their faults. Even you’re full of flaws. The only point here is, if you’re just overlooking the flaws or settling for less than you deserve. People often fail to see what they are missing in order to settle for less. It is okay to ignore little things like your partner being late or not keeping his dishes back in the kitchen. You need to widen your perspective. It is okay to excuse even bigger things. Maybe he has some communication problem that he is working on, appreciate that. Maybe he has a family issue he is working on, understand. It is okay to ignore and avoid certain shortcomings, when you know he loves you with all his heart and treats you with kindness.

Everyone wants someone to love and adore them unconditionally. Someone who they be a kid with, a person who wants to smile and laugh with them.

Someone who will love them at their worst, who listens to all their complaints, frustrations, desires, who

would laugh at their stupidest jokes. If you are not being treated like you are amazing and worth, then am sorry my dear something’s wrong, because you are beautiful smart and worth of a crazy and amazing companionship.

And if you are with someone who doesn’t see this in you, it is time to identify your worth and stop settling for less.

People are scared of taking risks, change and unexpected opportunities. These are the main reasons people settle for less. It is not about setting up unrealistic goals and lists. It is about being happy with someone you love .It is about loving and being loved without constantly nagging about their small habits or imperfections. It is always the bigger picture that matters with little feelings that steal one’s heart. Though, it is far easier to settle for less, that too leave our comfort zones.

We create endless reasons and false justifications to satisfy our bruised egos when we look back and regret wishing that we had’nt settled less than what we deserved.

You need to fight your own inner conscious and other obstacles to reach from where you are to where you want to be..

Both must define their requirements.

This means more than just saying “lets go out”. Both of you need to probe more, to know what exactly the other wants to do. Like, “where do you want to go?”

“how do you want it?” “why do you want that?” “do you want to call over friends”?, so when you establish exactly what you want,only then you both could suitably find an activity to do together.

Make time a valuable entity; Time is very important for any relationship to grow. But the shy boy and our social butterfly might just have different ideas of spending that quality one-on-one time.

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what both of you like doing together so that you could nurture your relationship well. Communication is all what one needs.

Develop new friendships together, it is quite possible that our shy boy wouldn’t be comfortable being friends with ten thousand friends that social butterfly has.

She has a broad social network of friends and acquaintances, and he has only few very close friends.

Ask your butterfly to calm down her wings once in a while and rest.

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It is all about how you feel connected to your partner. Going on a romantic quite dinner? Watching an old classic?

Snuggling up reading books? Bike rides?

Hours of gyming together? The idea of spending quality time could be endless, but it’s not important that both the individuals have the same idea. The key is-not to assume for the other. Talk about

It’s a good option to form new friendships together, which brings both of them at the same level of interaction, also it will be easier to form such social circle where both of them would feel comfortable-but still both of them should maintain their old friendships. One shouldn’t compromise on that. Make new friendship together at work, book clubs,

gym, neighborhood etc.

Sometimes its “ Your Attention” that your partner needs; communications is not only a thing that you do once in a while, it should be on going. It must be your ritual.

Make sure your shy boy is heard when he’s quite. Ask your butterfly to calm down her wings once in a while and rest. None of them would say it on your face, sometimes you got to listen it yourself. It is what their heart says, eyes says…you need to give your mind a break and listen from your heart. Attend to them when they least expect you to, and then experience that glow on their face, that would just make you fall in love all over again.

Lastly “ Honor each other”; both introvert and extrovert must respect each other decisions, they must honor the values and beliefs both bring to their relationship. It is an equal union of two loved ones, so the effort to make it work should be by both and not only one person’s duty, the relationship is their baby and they have to nurture it together with grace.

Past is a Happy Place!

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Let today be the day you learn the grace of letting go,and the power of moving on...

If you ask most people how their school days were, their eyes would light up and soon they would be telling you all their fun tales, first crushes and hilarious incidents with teachers.

They wont be telling you about bullying, exam pressure, failures, but then that is the best thing about memories. They don’t let the negative experiences of past come into the happy phase of our memories. When we think back about memories, we think of warm, happy emotions. The reason we tend to remember the happy part of our experience is because our brain blocks out the negative or traumatic incident as a protective shield. All negative feelings experienced goes into our unconscious frame of mind.

It is rightly said, the past will always seem tempting because it is easy, but just because it is easy you cannot go back and run away from the future.

It’s a Mistake.

It must have happened to you

too, a bad hurtful relationship, full of abuse and exploitation where you somehow dumped him and moved on and do not want him back. Now the strange part is sometimes a memory of him will come through somewhere and you’re heart would ache for him, would want him.

For example, if you smell the same perfume brand he used, it would flood you with all the warm happy memories with him.

Sometimes events from the past have mind of their own. Also, memories keep recirculating when you want them to disappear, it is just weird. One must stop dwelling the past in order to keep today a happy place, we should make peace with our past to keep our present and future a happy place.

The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past better than it was, the present worse than it is, and the future less resolved than it will be.

The past is not really about the past and memories are not the problem. When you introspect you will realize there is nothing called as past. Everything that happens, happens in the present and memories are the thoughts occurring in the present. Our present moment that we are living now, keeps our past alive within us.

Our goal must be to neutralize the event from the past so it loses its power over us. Just “Heal”, healing means letting go so the thoughts and feelings don’t impact you. Dwelling on what happened in the past and being emotionally vulnerable will keep you suffering.

Hiding, stuffing-in or keeping your feeling bottled up won’t help either. Instead, bring clarity in your mind. Cultivate your emotions and intelligence in a much positive path. Then see the magic you create!

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