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IN INDIA, ELECTIONS AREN'T WON OR LOST ON THE STRENGTH OF SPEECHES
MANMOHAN Vs MODI
LET'S SALUTE OUR BRAVE HEARTS VARALAKSHMI VRATA IN SRINGERI Jagadguru performing Varalakshmi Vrata at Gurunivas in Narasimha Vanam
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Our roads are up for laughter!
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angalore: This hilarious article was written by an Expert from Baan, Netherlands who spent two years in Bangalore. Driving in India. For the benefit of every Tom, Dick and Harry visiting India and daring to drive on Indian roads, I am offering a few hints for survival. They are applicable to every place in India except Bihar, where life outside a vehicle is only marginally safer. Indian road rules broadly operate within the domain of karma where you do your best, and leave the results to your insurance company. The hints are as follows: Do we drive on the left or right of the road? The answer is "both". Basically you start on the left of the road, unless it is occupied. In that case, go to the right, unless that is also occupied. Then proceed by occupying the next available gap, as in chess. Just trust your instincts, ascertain the direction, and proceed. Adherence to road rules leads to much misery and occasional fatality. Most drivers don't drive, but just aim their vehicles in the intended direction. Don't you get discouraged or underestimate yourself except for a belief in reincarnation, the other drivers are not in any better position. Don't stop at pedestrian
crossings just because some fool wants to cross the road. You may do so only if you enjoy being bumped in the back. Pedestrians have been strictly instructed to cross only when traffic is moving slowly or has come to a dead stop because some minister is in town. Still some idiot may try to wade across, but then, let us not talk ill of the dead. Blowing your horn is not a sign of protest as in some countries. We horn to express joy, resentment, frustration, romance and bare lust (two brisk blasts), or, just mobilize a dozing cow in the middle of the bazaar. Keep informative books in the glove compartment. You may read them during traffic jams, while awaiting the chief minister's motorcade, or waiting for the rain waters to recede when over ground traffic meets underground drainage. Occasionally you might see what looks like a UFO with blinking colored lights and weird sounds emanating from within. This is an illuminated bus, full of happy pilgrims singing bhajans. These pilgrims go at breakneck speed, seeking contact with the Almighty, often meeting with success. Auto Rickshaw (Baby Taxi): The result of a collision between a rickshaw and an automobile, this three-wheeled vehicle
works on an external combustion engine that runs on a mixture of kerosene oil and creosote. This triangular vehicle carries iron rods, gas cylinders or passengers three times its weight and dimension, at an unspecified fare. After careful geometric calculations, children are folded and packed into these auto rickshaws until some children in the periphery are not in contact with the vehicle at all. Then their school bags are pushed into the microscopic gaps all round so those minor collisions with other vehicles on the road cause no permanent damage. Of course, the peripheral children are charged half the fare and also learn Newton's laws of motion en route to school. Auto-rickshaw drivers follow the road rules depicted in the film Ben Hur, and are licensed to irritate. If, after all this, you still want to drive in India, have your lessons between 8 pm and 11 am-when the police have gone home and The citizen is then free to enjoy the 'FREEDOM OF SPEED' enshrined in our constitution. Having said all this, isn't it true that the accident rate and related deaths are less in India compared to US or other countries!!You can make your progress.
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Shravan the holiest of all months BEML Layout: The fifth month of the Hindu calendar is known as Shravan Maasa. This year it th started on 7 of August and ends on 5th of September. During this period the star Shravan rules the sky during purnima or full moon day. This month is considered the holiest of months. According to mythology the churning of oceans took place during this month and Lord Shiva consumed poison which came out due to the Samudra manthan. During this month Sravana Shanivara puja is carried out for Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi. Accordingly, Sri Bhoonela Sametha Venkataramanaswamy temple in Beml Layout, Thubarahalli has organized many poojas for the benefit of the devotees. th On 9 August there is Deepa th pooja at 5.00 pm. On 20 of A u g u s t S r i Vishnusahasranamam and Pushpa Lakshe Archana has been arranged. On the full moon day of 20th August, from 7.30 to 10.00 am Upakarma/Avani avittam has also been organized. All the Shravana Saturdays are special days with special poojas arranged. The Saturdays fall on the following days 10.08.13, 17.08,13, 24.08.13, and 31.08.13. All devotees have been invited to receive the blessings of the Lord.
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Aam Aadmi rolls out its mission on I-Day
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ommanahalli: On the auspicious occasion of India's Independence D a y, A a m A a d m i P a r t y Karnataka launched its health care team called, "Swasthya Jagriti Manch". The idea behind was to create awareness and provide medical counseling and care for the people. As its first mission, the team conducted a
free medical camp in HSR 7th Sector. Aam Aadmi Party also views RTI as a tool to strengthen the democracy. Further, continuing its fight against the proposed amendment to the RTI Act to exempt political parties from its ambit, Aam Aadmi Party in association with other organizations held a protest at Town Hall on August 15. Individuals endorsing the protest include Sri H S Doreswamy, Sri U R Ananthamurthy and Justice N Santosh Hegde.
Musicians of class reigns under Lord's feet
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. R. Puram: Krishna Janmashtmi or Gokulashtami (August 28 this year) is a popular festival of India and celebrated among Hindus with a great zeal. Lord Vishnu in a sacred book of ancient times named Bhagvad Gita says that whenever there will be any dominance of evil in the society and the decline of the religion, I will reincarnate in this world to kill and remove the evil and also to protect the good. The main significance of this festival lies in encouraging the goodwill and discouraging the bad will. The festival of Janmashtmi which is also known as Krishnashtmi is a symbol of absolute faith of people in Lord Krishna. The enthusiasm
can be witnessed at Unnati centre (NGEF colony), a 23-day festival b y U T S AV ( S G B S Tr u s t ) celebrating Gokulashtami, with performances by India's finest carnatic musicians which is open for free to the public. UTSAV helps us to showcase the rich heritage of India and also involves people for various social activities. The SGBS Trust has grown over these years because of the immense popularity of its Gokulashtami series. SGBS Trust has been able to foray into the area of social work and make a huge difference in the lives of the underprivileged sections of the society through Unnati. Some of the famous carnatic musicians who perform at Unnati centre are Sri U Shrinivas ( Mandolin), Sri Srikrishna Mohan & Sri Ramkumar Mohan (Trichur Brothers), Sri.Sanjay Subramanian, Madurai Sri TN Seshagopalan, Smt Shanmugapriya & Smt Haripriya,
Sri Ganesh, Sri Kumaresh- Violin Duet, Dr Pantula Rama, Sri P Unnikrishnan, Sri Sriram Prasad & Sri Hari Kumar, Sri S Saketharaman, Sri Abhishek Raghuram, Sri Ronu Mazumdar (Flute), Sri TM Krishna, Sri TS Pattabhirama Pandit, Sri N Ravikiran (Chitravina) and Smt Sudha Raghunathan. A spiritual Discourse in Tamil will be by Sri U.Ve. Dushyanth Sridhar.
Gokulashtami special programme comprising devotional music, special pooja, abhishekam, pushpanjali and deeparadhana have been scheduled on 28 August 2013. To know more details contact 080 2538 4443.
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Run to share national feelings
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ayanagar: Samagra Vikasa Tr u s t , a n N G O w a s established in June 2011 at Bangalore with the objective of developing 'Self-Reliance' in mankind and to help them contribute towards creating a 'Self Reliant India'. The name Samagra Vikasa stands for radiant and cheerful growth which is all inclusive. Channamallikarjun B Patil, one of the oragnisers, said the idea behind organising such events is to instill a sense of nationalism among the youth. "Independence Day is generally seen as another holiday and we
aim to make it an occasion to celebrate our nationalistic feelings," he said. The maiden edition saw participation of around 6,000 people and the organisers are expecting the number to go up to 10,000 this time. Next year, Samagra Vikasa looks to broaden the base and hold a number of events in d i ff e r e n t l o c a t i o n s . T h e registration for the running event for Thursday took place between 7.30 and 8.30 am and the run began at 9 am. The event was followed by a cultural programme at 10 am. The venue was Chandragupta Mourya Ground (Shalini Ground), 11th
Main, 5th Block, Jayanagar.
LITERATURE FESTIVAL ALL SET TO DELIGHT THE CITY
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angalore: Literary festivals are rapidly becoming a trend in India. Jaipur Literature Festival has already completed six successful sessions and while these fests are about book reading, discussions on writing, book launches and controversies, you cannot ignore that they are also an excellent way to spend a weekend in winters soaking the warmth of sun and attending some wonderful poetry reading sessions. Attracting students, professors, and all enthusiastic readers, Bangalore is the latest to join in the list of beautiful host cities of literary festivals in India. December 7-9, 2012 saw the inaugural Bangalore Literature Festival in India's IT city. It was three days of immense fun and humour when students, publishers, journalists and writers from all over the country flew to Bangalore for this unprecedented literary festival. Held at the beautiful Jayamahal Palace, every discussion left the attendees with deep insights on Indian writing in different languages and genres accompanied by several anecdotes that the authors were willing to share. Celebrity writers like Shobhaa De, William Dalrymple, Chetan Bhagat, Gulzar, Sudeep Nagarkar, Tavleen Singh, Amish Tripathi and many more were constantly surrounded by their fans who wanted to get their favourite
books signed by the authors. Gulzar's session on poetry 'Have you seen the soul? - The Craft of Poetry' was just the perfect experience on a pleasant winter day when the venue was flush with Gulmohar trees and the sun shining pleasantly. De and Dalrymple inaugurated their books Sethji and Return Of A King and talked at length about their experiences in Bangalore. The who's who of publishing giants like Random House, Harper Collins, Westland talked about the business of books in India and Shashi Despande, Jahanvi Barua, Tarquin Hall and Sunil Sethi discussed if 'Fiction was losing its magic'. Mahesh Dattani and Ashish Sen got the
audience completely hooked in the session 'Stage of Life'. BLF also invited aspiring writers Aroon Raman and Sandeep Nagarkar to talk about their first books. A special time slot for Kid's Makkala Koota was also an important attraction of the festival. On the last day of the festival, students of Kalkeri Sangeet Vidyalaya impressed everyone with their beautiful rendition of Hindustani music. Even though in its first year, BLF made news with its path-breaking endeavours like Radiowalla, through which all the sessions at the festival were being broadcasted on radio and streamed online for any and
everybody to listen to be a part of the festival. The three days of complete dedication to literature and culture of India has certainly made the festival a huge success and people are already waiting for the next BLF. With more panelists, book launches and themes, Bangalore Literature Festival 2013 is expected to be bigger and better. If you missed this cultural feast last year, mark the dates September 27-29, 2013 for that is when BLF returns. Even if you are a busy professional do take out time on this particular weekend and enjoy a rejuvenating retreat to the world of literature.
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Importance of Varalakshmi Pooja
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angalore: Varalakshmi Puja is observed by married women in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and other parts of South India. Varalakshmi Puja 2013 date is August 16. Goddess Lakshmi – the goddess of wealth and prosperity – is w o r s h i p p e d o n t h e d a y. Varamahalakshmi literally means the boon granting goddess. The importance of Varalakshmi Puja is mentioned in the Skanda Purana. It is believed that importance of Varalakshmi Puja was narrated to Goddess Parvati by Lord Shiva. Goddess Parvati wanted to know about a Vrata that is highly beneficial to a woman, which will help her lead a happy and prosperous life on earth. Lord Shiva then mentioned about the Varamahalakshmi Vratam. The Friday before the Full Moon, or Pournami day, of Tamil Month
Aadi is chosen to perform Va r a l a k s h m i P u j a . T h e corresponding month in the Kannada, Marathi and Telugu Calendar is the Shravan month. Worshipping Goddess Lakshmi on Varalakshmi Vrata day is equivalent to worshipping Ashtalaksmi – the eight goddesses of Wealth, Earth, Learning, Love, Fame, Peace, Pleasure, and Strength.
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Digital humanities for higher education Bangalore: The digital age has had a huge impact on higher education in the last decade transforming the modalities of both teaching and research. To discuss these changes and what it means for research work, a multidisciplinary consultation was held at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore on July 13, 2013. Hosted by HEIRA, CSCS, Tumkur University, the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai the Center for Cultural Studies (CCS) and Access To Knowledge Programme of Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), the consultation addressed what it meant to be a Digital Humanities researcher and how to curricularize something that refuses to confine itself to disciplinary boundaries. The introduction note had Tejaswini Niranjana of HEIRACSCS & TISS speak of the promise of free and democratic education on the Internet, which had so far failed in a sense that scholarship was having difficulties with justifying work produced online. Especially in India the question of integrating scientific work in local languages was of importance, as mainly research is happening in and for the Englishspeaking world. However, as Vishnu Vardhan, Programme Director, Access to Knowledge at CIS pointed out when taking over the second part of the introduction, projects like the Indian language Wikipedia project are making an attempt to fill that gap. One of the key aspects to digital humanities is that knowledge should be free and open source and providing Wikipedia in Indian languages is a step towards more accessibility. Of course the field is not easy to define. The digital humanities embrace everything technological, which means that often one could be doing digital humanities work without actually realizing it, as Vishnu Vardhan exemplified with the media archive work he had been doing before the term "digital humanities" was properly coined. This example serves for one of the many ways in which digital humanities is work that involves not just reading theory but actually "building", as Stephen Ramsay had called it. As has been hinted at in the previous blog posts on digital humanities, this calls for a new set of tools and skill sets for students entering the "field". Again, there is little clarity on whether or not the digital humanities can be seen as a field, however, for the sake of simplicity, I address it as one. It should be stated, though, that this field does not have the classical confines and closed boundaries of disciplines, but is conceived as an open, ever-changing space in which work is being done in a trans-disciplinarily way. Within this field, new questions arise: What exactly is this producing? Is the archive the number one research output? And if yes, what does that mean for the humanities field? As the way archives are produced influences the very content of knowledge, digital technologies being implemented must have an impact on today's knowledge inventory. Passing knowledge and improving scholarship is therefore an important factor for accessibility and an equalizing societal factor.
LET'S SALUTE OUR BRAVE HEARTS
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angalore: Indian Freedom struggle is one of the most defining episodes in the history of our nation. Besides being part of the popular folklore, the struggle defines us as a people and as a nation and shapes our identity and national character. On the day of Independence, we pay homage to the martyrs and salute them from the heart of Emerging India. Let us salute to the Martyrs of Indian army, because if we are sleeping peacefully the reason behind is the Martyrs of Army who lost their lives for us. Today we are breathing in this free atmosphere because of our brave soldiers. So let's pay our tribute to these great warriors. August 15 is one day when Indians celebrate the founding of modern India. Most of us wish each other and celebrate the joy of freedom. National Military Memorial (NMM) in Bangalore is a must visit place to remember our martyrs. Spread over 7.5 acres, NMM is being constructed adjacent to Indira Gandhi Musical Fountain Park in the heart of Bangalore and boasts several unique features. The Karnataka government has entrusted the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) with the task of building the structure. The memorial park showcases the Veeragallu –
Kannada for stone recollecting the contribution of the bold and the brave. This is an imposing and traditional obelisk symbolising the strength, courage as well as conviction of martyred soldiers. The names of more than 22,000 soldiers who laid down their lives fighting for the nation will be inscribed in plaques on the memorial's walls. National Military Memorial is the first monument in India dedicated to soldiers who laid down their lives in conflicts postIndependence. The most imposing structure here is a 75 feet long monolithic granite structure weighing 700 tons. The foundation stone for National Military Memorial was laid in Feb 2009, however, the project has been delayed due to many issues. Mr. Chandrasekhar had raised the issue in Parliament pointing out that the country did not have a memorial to honour brave soldiers. He had suggested to then chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa that independent India's first military memorial could be built in Bangalore. However, work was stalled for several months because environmentalists objected to the felling of trees and launched a massive protest. Eventually, construction activity resumed after the Supreme Court gave its nod.
The high court dismissed cases against it in 2010 and work continued to complete the project. Some of the highlights in the
memorial are MIG 23 aircraft, Vijayanta Tank, APC-BRT 60PB and Missiles like Akash, Trishul and Brahmos.
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Vandemataram album released Siddaramaiah unfurls tricolour Music label Universal Music Company announced the release of 'Vandemataram', a single song album, on the eve of India's Independence Day. Wr i t t e n b y B a n k i m C h a n d r a Chattopadhyaya, 'Vandemataram' loved and adored by the nation comes to you in a fresh composition by music composer Rugved Despande, sung by well-known Marathi singers Mangesh Borgaonkar and Anagha Dhomse joined by Rugved Despande. The music arrangement of this album is done by Varad Khare. Sitarists Shekhar Raje and Prasad Rahane and flautist Dr. Himanshu Ginde are the other team members of Vandemataram, a single song on the entire poem of Bankim C h a n d r a C h a t t a p a d h y a y. It was released by Universal Music Company on Tuesday at a function at their Mumbai studio. Speaking at the release Rugved
Independence Day.
Deshpande said: "We wanted that today's youngsters should know and hum the entire poem which is so beautiful." Vandemataram has been recorded at R D Music Studio and its video is produced by Universal Music; the direction of this video is done by Sumedh Samarth. Painter Umesh Panchal paints the picture of Devi Bharatmata in this video album.
He also added "The people of Karnataka opted for a change. Change does not mean one party has completed its tenure and another party had replaced it to govern. Our action should be evident and the people should be able to see visible changes."
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angalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Thursday unfurled the tricolour flag and reviewed the guard of honour at the Field Marshal Manekshaw Parade Ground to mark India's 67th Independence Day amid tight security. Under a cloudy sky and on a breezy day, the chief minister went around the ground in an open jeep past contingents of the state police, scouts, guides and students even as martial music rang in the air. Independence Day will be meaningful when political freedom coupled with economic independence reaches everyone, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Thursday. "Political freedom without economic independence is meaningless. Our government feels the I-Day celebrations would be more meaningful when economic independence reaches the last person in society," he said on India's 67th
Patriotic songs, cultural shows and martial arts lasted for over two hours. Daring feats and acrobatics on motorcycles by the military as well as state police teams kept the crowds spellbound. Later, the chief minister presented medals and awards to police officers and distributed prizes to the participating organisations. About 10,000 people, including hundreds of children, thronged the venue in the city centre to witness the colourful parade with patriotic fervour and gaiety after an air force chopper
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ne was speaking from Delhi's Lal Qila, a 17th century fort built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as his residence. The other was speaking from a more recent edifice, the RR Lalan College in Bhuj, Gujarat, that was established in 1953. One was delivering his 10th address as Prime Minister. No one, other than Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, and Indira Gandhi, his daughter, has delivered more. The other was delivering a speech that he hoped would teleport him to New Delhi, in time for him to speak to the country from Lal Qila next year. Whichever way you look at it, the speeches of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi (who speak of Gujarat as if it is a different country) were a study in contrast. Singh's voice was its usual wheezy self. We wonder why Indian politicians can't take speaking and intonation lessons. Remember The King's Speech and Margaret Thatcher? Modi's voice was stronger, his delivery more forceful. Singh started off by acknowledging the havoc in Uttarakhand and the accident involving submarine Sindhurakshak on Wednesday,
but his speech had three broad themes. It mentioned the contribution of Nehru; Indira Gandhi; Rajiv Gandhi; and P.V. Narasimha Rao. The third theme of his speech can broadly be described as the challenges India faces. Singh spoke of slowing growth (he promised it wouldn't last), national security (he
for him. He spoke after the Prime Minister, and could tweak his speech in response to Singh's. Modi also had the advantage of being in the Opposition and at a stage in the run-up to the elections where he doesn't really need to focus on the specifics. Peppering his speech with statistics from Gujarat (a state he has ruled since
referred to Pakistan but didn't indulge in the kind of chestthumping bravado that wouldn't have been out of place on Independence Day (and would have pleased the masses), corruption (he said the Right to Information Act and the work-inprogress Lokpal legislation would help), hurdles that have stalled projects, and slowing foreign investment. Modi had several things working
2001), Modi pressed all the right buttons: employment, development, corruption, the weak rupee. He spoke of corruption, “each incident to a serial on television… they earlier involved uncles and nephews” which “has changed (to) saas, bahu aur damaad”. Modi also put himself at the forefront of India's ongoing issues with Pakistan (Gujarat, he said, was closer to Pakistan than Delhi), and also mentioned
China's incursions into Indian territory and the shooting of Indian fishermen by Italian marines. And he criticised the food security legislation for not being inclusive enough. I n t e r e s t i n g l y, h e p r a i s e d President Pranab Mukherjee's speech on the eve of Independence Day, that seemed to present a far truer picture of the country's problems than Singh's speech. All of this was delivered in a style Modi has made his own—part impassioned (when talking about a larger vision), part nationalistic, even jingoistic (when speaking of India's security), and part bantering (when criticizing the government, Singh, or Sonia Gandhi). Fortunately elections aren't won or lost on the strength of speeches, but Modi's definitely had the edge. Still, we believe both speakers missed an opportunity. Singh, in presenting an accurate picture of the mess the country finds itself in, and his gameplan for getting out of it. And Modi, in articulating his policies (especially economic and foreign) for India. Maybe both are saving it for the national debate that Modi challenged Singh to in his speech.
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CORPOLYMPICS FOR WELLNESS HEALTH AND FITNESS
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angalore: In a bid to foster competitiveness, physical fitness, skill, d iscipline and team spirit, Purple Creative Media Solutions Wednesday launched Corpolympics 2013, a festival of sports and games for Corporates of all hues and sizes. The event spread over several weekends will bring together some of the largest, most powerful multinational companies besides other business houses. The participants will include CEOs, managing directors, senior and middle management and employees. Corpolympics 2013 is primarily open for all working professionals representing their company who are interested in wellness, health and fitness. Around 200 brands are expected to converge under one roof. The events are scheduled between Aug 17 and Sep 15 (every weekend between the dates) and include a Corpo 3-
Ponnamma felicitated
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angalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah felicitated hockey player M N Ponnamma, who was part of the Indian Team that won Bronze medal in the r e c e n t l y h e l d Wo r l d Championship at Germany. Mr Siddaramaiah presented a cheque for Rs one lakh besides honouring her with a shawl. Congratulating Ponnamma, he said that her achievement has brought laurels to the State and the Country and wished her all the best in her future endeavour in the international arena. Mr Siddaramaiah assured all help from the government to her. Thanking the Chief Minister, Ponnamma said that Hockey should also get recognition on the lines of Cricket. Hockey, which is the National Sport, also needs encouragement from all the corner, she added.
Mile Run, athletics and cycling. Inaugurating Corpolympics, Manjunath SK, founder CEO, Purple Creative, said: This event will be focusing on health, wellness and fitness and the winning spirit. This will also be a medium that will specially create an ambiance to rekindle ones talent and passion for sports. This unique event will be an annual multi-sport festival for corporates. Initially, we will conduct this over several weekends at some of the best sports arenas in Bangalore. Eventually, we hope to have a pan-India presence.
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Get rid of corruption and make 'Saare jahan se achha….' true
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s we celebrate our 67th Independence Day Thursday, filmmaker Kiran Rao feels that the true independence will come when the country will be free from inequality. Prachi Desai and Karisma Kapoor relate independence to education and strength. "For me, what independence really means is to be free from inequality. In the true sense, I think we have a way to go before we are truly, truly independent," Kiran said. Other film and TV celebrities also expressed their views on what independence means to them.
Prachi Desai said, “Independence Day for our nation is a very big thing and a very big day. Personally also, independence means a lot to everybody. I was always told that education should come first. So education is very important for independence also because you can understand it only when you are able to learn about it. Otherwise, you will feel that independence is just about 15th August, it's a lot more.” Karisma Kapoor said, “Independence is about strength for our country, for our people, for ourselves, and for women.” Shazahn Padamsee said, “For me, freedom is just being yourself and I think that's the best freedom that you can have.” Dilip Joshi said, “If our country gets free of corruption, then our county is the best place. 'Saare jahan se achha Hindustan hamara'.” Chandni Bhagwanani said, “If we want to make our country a good place, it's necessary that we become good and clean at heart first, and never cheat anyone. If we want our country to progress, we have to do this.” Potatoes, squash, and white beans combine for a substantial main-dish soup. Pancetta is Italian cured bacon. If you can't find it, 2 strips of smoked bacon will work. Ingredients
Vegetable soup for Bangalore weather
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1 teaspoon olive oil
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2 ounces pancetta, chopped
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1 cup chopped onion
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3 garlic cloves, minced
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2 cups cubed peeled acorn squash
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2 cups diced peeled red potato
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1/2 cup chopped celery
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1/2 cup chopped carrot
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1 teaspoon dried basil
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1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
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1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes, drained and chopped
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2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
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4 cups chopped kale
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1 (15.5-ounce) can navy beans or other small white beans, rinsed and drained
Preparation 1.
Heat oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add pancetta; sauté 3 minutes. Add onion and garlic; sauté 3 minutes. Add squash and next 6 ingredients (squash through thyme), stirring to combine; cook 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes; cook 2 minutes.
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Stir in broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 8 minutes. Add kale; simmer 5 minutes. Add beans; simmer 4 minutes or until potato and kale are tender.
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