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TRAVEL
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RAIL UPDATE
COVER STORY Get enchanted with the magic of monsoon
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Plan your trips around these days and events
Babina symbolises synergy between rail and the Army
ENTRY TICKET
OFF TRACK
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Indian Railwaysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; report card for the last two years shows that the department is transforming the country with its initiatives
RWWCO has been working hard towards the welfare of the railway employees and their wards
ARTS
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DREAM SCAPE A journey aboard Nilgiri heritage toy train gives you memories for life
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ART CONNECT
Celebrating the legacy of Rabindranath Tagore
CONTENTS
LIFESTYLE
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LEISURE
SILVER RAKE
How Mrinal Sen reflected his love for Kolkata in his movies
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GAME PLAN
Saina Nehwal has made a stunning comeback from injury with a title in Australia
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The quiet, little station of Babina
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The Indian Railways has always been instrumental in the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development. It has not only been transforming itself but also helping in the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growth. Here are the highlights of its initiatives and achievements over the last two years
RAIL ACHIEVEMENT
50
1
Initiatives for
Passenger amenities & Digital India 1 Indian Railways launched 4 social media platforms on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & You Tube with the handle: @railminindia
A mobile-based application viz. Complaint Management System (COMS) launched
2 Employed first-of-its-kind real time 24x7 public grievance system through Twitter to provide medical, security and other emergency assistance to passengers
3
4
6
All India Security Helpline
182
set up to report any untoward incident and seek emergency help during travel
E-catering facility launched at 250 stations. 408 railway stations designated for providing e-catering
7
Scheme for providing Water Vending Machines (WVMs) to provide RO water at affordable prices is under implementation by IRCTC
5 8 Ticket reservation timings staggered to serve dual purpose of providing convenience to the passengers and better management of the e-ticket portal
All agents are debarred from booking tickets during first 30 minutes of opening of booking www.railbandhu.in
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RAIL ACHIEVEMENT
The All India Passenger Helpline
9
138
13
provided for all other query/ complaints during travel
Automatic Destination Alerts to passengers through SMS for Rajdhani and Duronto trains
Reservation quota of two lower berths per coach in Sleeper Class enhanced to six lower berths per coach for senior citizens and women
10 14
Automatic refund of Confirmed/RAC e-tickets on cancellation of trains similar to waitlisted e-tickets is granted without filling of Ticket Deposit Receipt
11
15
E-ticketing facility launched for disabled persons and for accredited journalists on concession pass
16
Out of 1,252 stations identified for upgradation to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Adarsh Stationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, 986 stations have been developed; 160 developed in last two years
Destination alert and wake up alarm services launched on
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Mobile charging facility in all new General Class coaches initiated
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Scheme â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;SMS Gatewayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; launched, enabling passengers to get SMS alerts on the status of reserved tickets
17
21
Pilot Project of Hand Hold Terminal for TTEs launched
Initiated one of the largest free public wi-fi systems in the world. Launched at
26
E-booking of wheelchair launched
22
stations; plans to include 100 stations by December 2016 and 400 stations by 2017
25
18
New Generation system installed; can book
7,200
online tickets per minute (up from 2,000) and can attend to
2,00,000
E-booking of disposable linen in trains initiated at New Delhi and Nizamuddin, Mumbai Central (BCT), Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSTM) and Chennai Station
26
23
enquiries per minute (up from 50,000)
Cancellation of confirmed PRS counter tickets made easy using IRCTC website or phone number
Rationalisation of Computerised Passenger Reservation System (PRS) done to enable passengers to buy tickets even after the preparation of reservation charts
139
19
24 20 Paperless unreserved ticketing including Paperless Platform tickets through mobile phone introduced in suburban sections of Western, Central, South Central, Southern, Eastern and South Eastern Railway
Currency coin cum card operated Automatic Ticket Vending Machines installed at select stations www.railbandhu.in
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RAIL ACHIEVEMENT
27
E-ticketing portal in Hindi launched
60 lifts and 150 escalators provided in last 2 years at railway stations
31
28
Model Rake (a passenger carrying train with 24 coaches) developed with improved interiors, colour scheme, aesthetics and amenity fitting. Presently operational between New Delhi and Varanasi
Provision made for acceptance of international debit and credit cards for payment of e-ticket through IRCTC website
33
32
29 Dustbins to be provided in non-AC coaches also NIFT, Delhi, has been engaged for designing of bedroll and more
30
34 Indian Railways started six pilgrimsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; special tourist trains. More such trains being planned in subsequent phases
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Yatri Ticket / Sewa Kendra (YTSK) Scheme launched to allow private agents to operate ticketing terminals for selling reserved as well as unreserved tickets www.railbandhu.in
A new ‘Rail Neer’ plant for packaged drinking water set up at Ambernath (Mumbai)
38 ‘VIKALP’, Alternative Train Accommodation System (ATAS) launched with a view to provide confirmed accommodation to waitlisted passengers and also to ensure optimal utilisation of available accommodations
35
Suvidha Trains with graded pricing structure introduced with facility for booking on PRS in addition to e-tickets and facility of limited refund on cancellation of ticket
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36
Launched pre-cooked (ready-toeat) meals of reputed brands on some trains
Number of berths available for physically challenged has been increased from 2 to 4
40
Commencement of provision of Braille signages on 3,000 coaches in order to facilitate travel to visually-impaired passengers
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Escorting ladies special trains and ladies compartment by security squad
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RAIL ACHIEVEMENT
Provision of foldable ladder in First AC coaches launched
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46
Development of security App over some of the Zonal Railways
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Fitment of CCTV surveillance cameras for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s security in trains initiated with first such fitment undertaken in Amritsar-New Delhi Shan-e-Punjab Express
Provision of bio-degradable garbage bags to passengers started on pilot basis
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Middle bay reserved for women
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44
48
The booking of retiring rooms at different railway stations made online, making it convenient and transparent
Total Mechanised Laundry-18. 45% linen cleaning by mechanised laundry
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In order to increase availability of accommodation for General Class passengers on long distance Mail/ Express trains, GMs were delegated powers to de-reserve Sleeper class (SL) coaches as General Coaches (GS) in identified trains and sectors www.railbandhu.in
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The Defence Travel System to eliminate exchange of Defence warrants was rolled out on the NGoT platform
WE ARE REDEVELOPING OUR STATIONS
PAST
PRESENT Redevelopment CONTRACT AWARDED FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF FIRST STATION. TO AWARD 2-3 MORE IN COMING MONTHS
FUTURE
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RAIL ACHIEVEMENT
DISCHARGING SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY WITH A SMILE Railways was in the forefront in extending help to the Indian Nationals returning from Yemen
3.66 lakh litre of ‘Rail Neer’ supplied during J&K floods
Indian Railways lent a helping hand during the Nepal earthquake tragedy by providing ‘Rail Neer’ bottles and by transporting Nepal evacuees
3.28 lakh litre of ‘Rail Neer’ dispensed to Maldives when Malé-based only desalination plant in the country caught fire 20 | Rail Bandhu - July 2016
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Indian Railways made successful arrangements to transport drinking water to droughtaffected areas of Latur district in Maharashtra
WE CONTINUE TO RAISE AWARENESS ON SUSTAINABILITY & CLEAN ENERGY Commissioned 26 MW Wind Mill power plant at Jaisalmer
10 MW Solar Plants installed in two years. Massive solarisation (1,000 MW Solar Power Plants) planned in next five years with an eye on making Railways the largest solar power producer in the country
Wind Power Target: 130 MW in next 3 years
Solar Power Installed (MW) 11
Solar Power Target 1,000 MW in 5 years
37
11
2
Average 2009-14
Wind Power Installed (MW)
2015-16
Up to 2014-15
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2015-16
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RAIL ACHIEVEMENT
Striving for Cleanliness
No. of Bio-Toilets
2009-14 2015-16
1,917 Avg. 15,442
No. of On-Board Housekeeping Services Trains
2009-14 2015-16
No. of Mechanised Laundries
62 Avg. 146
INTRODUCED INDIA’S Fastest Train: Gatimaan Express
2009-14 2015-16
Zero Discharge on tracks by
2019 We Continue to Gain Momentum
@160 kmph
BULLET TRAIN Mumbai-Ahmedabad
508 kmph By 2023
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No. of Trains with ‘Clean My Coach’ Service
2009-14 2015-16
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0 560
LAUNCHED MISSION RAFTAAR: NEW SERVICES PROPOSED • Tejas • Uday
INDIA’S FASTEST TRAIN
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• Antyodaya • Humsafar
TALGO TRAINS Capable of Running
@200 kmph Trial Started
Improving Safety Standards for Passengers
Accelerating Capital Investments
2015-2019
NO. OF ACCIDENTS Avg.
Avg.
2009-14
2015-16
135
107
Size of
5-Year
Investment Plan
`
8,56,000 CRORE
NO. OF CASUALTIES Avg.
Avg.
2009-14
2015-16
693
309
1,00,000
`93,795
80,000
`58,718
60,000
`45,979 40,000
`24,307 20,000
0 INVESTMENT IN CRORE
` 1,000,000,000,000 Size of the Special Railways Safety Fund planned to undertake safety-related work
Avg.
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2004-09
2014-15
2009-14
2015-16
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RAIL ACHIEVEMENT
Investing in Building Infrastructure at A Faster Pace
Optimising the Cost FUEL • Targeted a decrease of `1,500 crore from 2015-16 expenditure
Broad Gauge Lines Commissioned (km)
• Exploring revamp of procurement policy by buying directly from overseas
1,528
2,828
• Rigorous consumption monitoring to optimise usage and reduce pilferage
1,477 ELECTRICITY
1,983
Variable cost has been linked to traffic units moved excluding fuel and hence further optimised
Avg. 2005-09
2014-15
Avg. 2009-14
2015-16
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
85%
• Austerity drives planned to optimise controllable costs • Annualised savings of `3,000 crore to be achieved by the end of this year, a year before the commitment
Increase in
2015-16
• Continuing to adopt the procurement model of open source purchase • Targeting to save additional `300 crore through energy conservation
As compared to the average kilometre of lines commissioned during 2009-14
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Targeted absolute reductions of `1,800 crore on electricity bill and `3,300 crore on diesel bill for FY 2016-17 in comparison to FY 2015-16 actuals
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Mission 25 Ton – Shift 20% of freight traffic to high axle load wagons by this year and 70% by 2019
We are Changing Our Delivery Mechanisms
Mission Beyond Book keeping – Roll out accrual and outcome based accounting across full organisation in the next few years Mission PACE – Reduce ordinary working experience including fuel in the next financial year Mission Capacity Utilisation – Develop an action plan to utilise excess capacity on existing routes post DFC commissioning Mission RAFTAAR – Increase average speeds of all types of trains (Freight, Passenger, Mail/Express) Mission Century – Commission 100 sidings in next 2 years Mission Zero Accident – Eliminate all unmanned level crossings in next 3 years. Induct collision avoidance system on high density network
Improving Governance & Transparency No. of days for processing a procurement tender at DLW Varanasi
Average project approval duration (months) 25
24
500
500 Actual
Earlier
20
400 Envisioned
Now
15 10
300 200
6
5
100
0
88
0
Largest Ever Online Recruitment
Delegation of Powers to Functional Levels
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E-Procurement Established Rail Bandhu - July 2016 | 25
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Working for everyone’s
well-being RWWCO has been working round the year and taking initiatives to help railway employees and their wards
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ailway Women’s Welfare Central Organisation (RWWCO) has been working towards the holistic development and welfare of Railwaymen and their families, thereby supplementing the official welfare initiatives of the Indian Railways. It also extends need-based support to the people outside the Railways by reaching out to them in times of distress. It has always come forward in times of national calamities, be it earthquakes in Uttarakhand, Tsunami in the south, landslides in Ladakh or floods in West Bengal. RWWCO is the apex body of Railway Women’s Welfare Organisations at Zonal and Divisional levels, along with Production Units all over the country, which carry out similar welfare activities on a regular basis. Since January 1, 2015, RWWCO is headed by Smt. Rashmi Mital, wife of Sh. A.K. Mital, Chairman, Railway Board, who is also the patron of RWWCO. Here are the highlights of the welfare work done by RWWCO during the last year: 26 | Rail Bandhu - July 2016
Child welfare A new section was opened in Little Kingdom Nursery School, run by RWWCO. On Independence Day, Smt. Rashmi Mital hoisted the national flag and a cultural programme was presented by the children. On the occasion of Republic Day, the school also celebrated its Sports Day. The school organised its Annual Day on February 26-27 this year at National Rail Museum. The Vatsalya Creche, located in the premises of Rail Bhawan, underwent major renovation to improve its facilities. Smt. Mital presented it with toys, a music system and new linen. RWWCO conducted All India Drawing, Painting and Essay Competitions on September 13 and 20 at Rail Bhawan. Prize Distribution Function was held on October 28 at National Rail www.railbandhu.in
Museum Auditorium, New Delhi. Sh. A.K.Mital, Chairman, Railway Board, distributed merit certificates and cash awards to the wards of railwaymen from various zones and production units. On this occasion, the 10th issue of ‘UNMUKTA’, the RWWCO’s annual magazine, was also released. Annual Children Sports Meet for the children of Railway Board employees and employees working in railway PSUs in Delhi was held on February 7 this year at the Karnail Singh Stadium. The event was inaugurated by Smt. Mital. Chief Guest, Sh. Mital, gave away certificates, prizes and souvenirs. RWWCO also gives Merit Scholarships to railway employees’ wards who excel in academics and are pursuing technical and professional courses.
Green initiatives RWWCO observed ‘World Environment Day’ on June 5, and on this occasion a tree plantation drive was conducted at various railway premises. RWWCO and its various Zonal and Divisional bodies spearheaded the drive and planted more than 1 lakh flowering and fruit-bearing trees all over the country.
RWWCO President, Smt. Mital, and Executive Members planting trees in New Delhi
Employee welfare In a move to encourage and motivate railway employees, a special felicitation programme (May Day Function) was organised at State Entry Railway Club, New Delhi, where Chief Guest, Smt. Mital, presented souvenirs to various categories of railwaymen who work under difficult conditions in their line of duty. The function was conducted in collaboration with Northern Railways Women’s Welfare Organisation and Delhi Division WWO.
Empowering women A renovated Hastshilp & Kala Kendra was inaugurated by Smt. Mital on October 14, where women are trained in embroidery and tailoring to make them self-dependent. Women’s Day was celebrated in March by felicitating Outstanding Women Employees for exemplary service. On this occasion, Sh. Mital honoured 30 women employees and a play on women’s rights was also performed. www.railbandhu.in
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block your dates Special days and events that call for a quick trip to be a part of them RATH YATRA (JULY 6) The Puri Rath Yatra or the Chariot festival, is a grand festival during which lord Jagannatha is worshipped along with his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra. It attracts tourists not only from India but all over the world. The celebrations and preparations start much earlier than the day of Yatra, with devotees building and decorating the chariot that is to be pulled from the main street of Puri to Shri Gundicha temple. Venue: Puri, Orissa How to reach: Direct trains are available from cities like Kolkata, Bhuvaneshwar, New Delhi and more.
EID UL-FITR (JULY 6) Eid-ul-Fitr marks an end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. It is celebrated to commemorate prophet Muhammad and his attainments by the God by breaking fast after a long period of fasting by eating delicious foods as a mark of brotherhood. Venue: All across India How to reach: Jama Masjid in New Delhi, Mecca Masjid in Hyderabad, Aishbagh Idgah in Lucknow and Haji Ali in Mumbai are the most popular places to observe the Eid celebrations. All the destinations are well connected by rail.
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SILK ROAD â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Â CHINA MASTERS WORLD TOUR (JULY 7-13) The art show exhibition would be showcasing the colorful blend of eastern and western cultures of China. This group show will feature some of the contemporary painters and sculptors of Chinese origin who will showcase their knowledge of art through calligraphy and their forms of art works. Venue: Art spice Gallery, The Metropolitan Hotel & Spa, New Delhi How to reach: The Capital enjoys connectivity from all over the country. www.railbandhu.in
BASTILLE DAY (JULY 14) Pondicherry is heavily influenced by the French culture. Hence, the Bastille Day, the national day of France, is celebrated here with much energy. On the eve, retired soldiers hold a parade and sing Indian and French National Anthems. On the Bastille Day, uniformed war soldiers march through the streets to honour the French soldiers who were killed in the battles. Venue: Pondicherry How to reach: The nearest railway station is Villupuram, which is well connected to the major cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Kolkata.
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It is that time of the year when Nature makes you fall in love with it all over again. The magic of rains not only adds an element of romance but it also lends a touch of extra beauty to scenic spots, heritage buildings and wildlife parks. We pick some you must visit this time when the rains come calling Anita Rao-Kashi
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here’s something incredibly endearing about the rains. As it brings respite to parched earth, pulls down the mercury and sweeps everything clean, it also reinforces hope. July and the onset of the monsoons is eagerly awaited and the first plop of rain on the ground is reason enough to celebrate. While some people can’t be bothered about travelling during the rains, there’s a certain romance to chasing the monsoons across the country that other seasons can’t compete with. Whether it is the jungles and mountains that are turned into swathes of eye-popping fresh green or ancient monuments that are cleansed and dressed with a sparkling sheen, this is the season for an inimitable experience. Here are some places that are ideal to visit during Monsoon.
SCENIC BEAUTY
Travel Tips Choose light and quick-dry clothes. Carry lightweight ponchos or rainbreakers and an umbrella if you plan to trek in the forests or in hills. Wear comfortable, earth colours, especially dark greens, for a trip to the forest. Opt for quick-grip, skidfree footwear, whether in the forest or visiting monuments.
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Opt for a guide if you plan to trek in the forest and in the hills; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always resourceful in sticky situations.
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MUNNAR
Munnar in Kerala is mountainous with rolling hillsides interspersed with carpets of emerald green tea plantations and breathtaking scenery, almost like a beautiful postcard. And when it rains, Munnar becomes a paradise. Whether it is adventure or just plain relaxation, you can set your own pace in this natural paradise. The best way to spend time is to soak up the atmosphere, go on long walks on the deserted roads or inside plantations, and be a part of the romance that Munnar exudes.
KNOW THIS Munnar has a plethora of activities and places to see. On your itinerary should be Devikulam Lake, Kulokkaumalai, Echo Point (15 km) for sweeping views of the areas and echoes and Top Station (35 km) for breathtaking scenery.
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How to reach The nearest railway station is Aluva (110 km) from where you can hire a taxi or take a bus to Munnar. The drive takes 3-4 hours owing to winding, hilly roads.
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How to reach The nearest railway station is Abu Road (25 km) from where you can hire taxis or cabs or take public transport for the one-hour drive to Mount Abu.
MOUNT ABU In Rajasthan’s largely arid and desert landscape, Mount Abu is literally an oasis. Located almost on the State’s border with Gujarat, this is a massive plateau rising almost 4,000 feet from the plains with the highest point towering past 5,650 feet. It is filled with rivers, streams, lakes and waterfalls as well as thick forests. While Mount Abu is scenic throughout the year, it takes on a surreal kind of beauty when it is lashed by vigorous rains. Its rivers and lakes swell while the whole area is swept clean and is refreshing and ideal for long walks.
DON’T MISS: Mount Abu is home to a number of temples, both Hindu and Jain, and also houses headquarters of the Brahma Kumari sect. But most fascinating is the 14th century Achalgarh fort with Nakki Lake in the middle.
DARJEELING
Located in the midst of a range of scenic hills, popularly known as the Lesser Himalayas, Darjeeling is surrounded by thick forested hills and hill slopes blanketed with tea plantations. During the monsoons, rains can be heavy and sustained but it makes for a fabulous stay in this West Bengal hill station. Mountain streams swell and cause mini waterfalls around bends and curves in the roads while the lush greenery is captivating.
How to reach
Take a broad gauge train to New Jalpaiguri and from there catch the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, listed under UNESCO World Heritage Site, for an incredible and scenic 88 km/55 minute journey through loops, zig zags and pretty stations.
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WILDLIFE wows PERIYAR NATIONAL PARK
How to reach
The nearest railway station is Madurai (140 km) from where it is a three-hour drive to Kumily which is the gateway to the National Park. It takes about 15 minutes from Kumily to reach there.
Named after one of the main rivers that flows through the park, Periyar National Park is located in the Cardamom Hills in the Western Ghats in Kerala. It has a combination of hills, rivers and thick forests. The monsoon arrives in the first week of June, drenching everything and turning the whole area into a carpet of green. An important sanctuary for tigers and elephants, the park is an ideal place to visit during the monsoons when everything is fresh and bountiful.
THINGS TO DO HERE: Though controlled and guided by certified personnel, it is possible to do nature walks, trekking and camping, range hiking, bamboo rafting and visit tribal settlements.
PENCH NATIONAL PARK How to reach The nearest railway station is Nagpur (135 km) from where Pench is approximately a three-hour drive.
KNOW THIS Pench finds mention in Emperor Akbarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ain-iAkbari, a document on his administration. The tiger reserve is also the setting for Rudyard Kiplingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s famous The Jungle Book.
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Located mostly inside Madhya Pradesh near the border with Maharashtra, Pench National Park spreads over 758 sq km with the Pench Tiger Reserve occupying over 292 sq km. Predictably the tiger is the most important animal here though there are a variety of other animals too. However, it is the flora which dazzles. Filled with tall teak, white kullu trees and the bright flowers of the mahua, the park is a smorgasbord of colours. All of this is washed clean during the rains and makes for a fantastic drive through.
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GIR NATIONAL PARK
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Gir National Park or popularly known as Sasan Gir, is a sprawling 1,400 sq km park and is the only home to the protected Asiatic lions. It was once the hunting grounds of Junagadh royalty but the Nawab realised the risk and declared it a protected area as early as the 1900s. The park becomes especially beautiful during the monsoon when everything turns lush green and the streams that flow through the park are full. Though it has a rich diversity of flora and fauna, including leopards, hyenas, jackals, black bucks, chitals, porcupines and at least 300 species of birds, the rains may make sighting a bit difficult but provides an altogether different perspective to the park. 38 | Rail Bandhu - July 2016
The park is home to 523 lions, up from 411 counted in 2010, thanks to a dedicated conservation and breeding programme.
How to reach
The nearest railway station is Junagadh (80 km) from where it is a two-hour drive to Gir National Park.
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charm of HERITAGE
JAIPUR Popularly known as the Pink City, Rajasthanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital, Jaipur, is reputed for its profusion of buildings built in pink stucco. When the rains hit, the place to be is Amer Fort on the outskirts. Located on a scenic hill overlooking Jaipur and Jal Mahal, it houses a palace and fort in red sandstone. Of all the structures inside, the Sheesh Mahal, with its mirror tiles, beautiful carvings, pillars and arches is breathtaking. As the rains sweep through, it might be a bit of a hustle to take shelter but wandering around with the wet earth beneath and an air of freshness around make for a satisfying experience. 40 | Rail Bandhu - July 2016
How to reach
Jaipur is well connected by trains with almost all the metros and has easy connections from the rest of the country.
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ORCHHA
A little town on the banks of Betwa river in Madhya Pradeshâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bundhelkand region, Orchha is known for its beautiful buildings that go back 400-500 years. Of special importance is the Orchha fort which stands on a seasonal island inside which are the Raja Mahal, Jahangir Mahal, temples such as the Ram Raja temple and Chaturbhuj temple, camel shelter, military residences, cenotaphs and other structures. During rains, the river swells and makes for a fabulous backdrop for the monuments.
How to reach
The nearest railway station is Jhansi (15 km) from where you can hire a taxi or an autorickshaw for the 30-minute drive to Orchha.
DELHI
The national Capital can stun and overwhelm with its buildings, wide avenues and surprising amount of greenery. Experiencing monsoon in Delhi means enjoying cool breezes, ancient buildings like Red Fort and Qutub Minar and many others washed clean, and piping hot food (read samosas, chaats, chole bhature and chai), especially in the bylanes of Chandni Chowk. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a certain romance to the monsoon in Delhi that is not replicated in any other Indian city, and is a great time to pound the streets of the Capital.
How to reach
Being the national capital, it is connected by trains from all major cities and towns in the country, including a network of relatively fast Rajdhani trains.
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Babina: Of guns
and trains This small town is an example of synergy between the civilian Railway authorities and the Army Text and photos: Soni Sangwan
Babina has a population of about
30,000 people
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f I were to ask you, “Have you been to Babina?” I am sure most of you would answer in negative. And if I asked, “Have you passed Babina?” I am sure the answer would be the same. But you would be wrong. Because Babina, located near the geographical centre of ‘undivided’ India, falls bang in the middle of the North-South Rail Corridor and has a whopping 189 trains pass through. This means that if you have taken a 46 | Rail Bandhu - July 2016
train trip from Delhi to Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad or vice versa, you have certainly passed Babina, generally in the late night or early hours, so you probably slept as your train sped past this dusty little town. Babina is located 28 km south of Jhansi in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The two-horse town of Babina sustains itself by catering to the requirements of the army personnel
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The vegetable market in Babina has a separate section where mahua flowers are traded in large quantities stationed here. And it is also the army that is the reason why Babina Cantt. railway station is so important.
every three days (120 a year), in addition to the traffic of troops based in Babina.
MAJOR TRAINS Jhelum Express Pune to Jammu
Punjab Mail Mumbai to Ferozepur
It was the British who established Babina. It is actually an acronym for British Army Base in Asia. During the World War II, it was used as a base from where troops were inducted into various theatres of war, especially Burma. Army veterans remember the 1971 war with Pakistan, when large-scale mobilisation of tanks and troops took place from Babina. To cater to the special requirements of the army — ramps and marshalling lines to allow tanks and big artillery guns to be loaded on to flat bed carriages of special military trains — a designated Defence Yard was built in 1961. Babina is also home to a massive Field Firing Range, and as such, a large part of the artillery and mechanised forces come here annually for training purposes. Every year, Babina Cantt handles an average of one military special train
Dadar Express Mumbai to Amritsar
Chhatisgarh Express Bilaspur to Amritsar
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Malwa Express Indore to Jammu Tawi
Sabarmati Express Gorakhpur to Ahmedabad
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To ensure a synergetic conduct between the Indian Railways and the troops who use the rails, there is an office of the MCO at every station. In Babina, his role becomes even more crucial at times of a general mobilisation — when the country declares a state of war and all the troops, tanks and big guns are required to be moved to the war front. Tracking train travel timings and distance to destination to match the war time requirement is almost a science. In the past, such synergy has been displayed in an exemplary fashion by the Babina Station Master and the DRM located in Jhansi at the time of the 1971 Indo-Pak War. For their role in ensuring mobilisation in record time in war-time conditions, the then Station Master of Babina was awarded the Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card and the DRM Jhansi was awarded the Sena Medal, making them among the few civilians to be presented military decorations. Similarly, during Operation Parakram as well, behind the menacing columns of the Indian Army amassed on the Western front was the effort of the Indian Railways that ensured their timely mobilisation. Rail Bandhu - July 2016 | 47
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DID YOU KNOW An important rite of passage for young officers is a visit to ‘Tunka Nightclub’ in Babina. Enticed by reports from senior officers about the ‘nightclub’ near village Tunka in Babina, the young officers are led on a wild goose chase up a small hill from where the twinkling lights of Babina are the only sign of any ‘night-life’.
So entrenched is Babina in the heart and mind of all Indian Army tank men, that for them it is almost a pilgrimage to come here. “Ahmednagar in Maharashtra where the Armoured Crops Centre is located is our Mecca, and Babina, where we spend a large part of our professional life, is our Medina,” you will hear many a crusty Cavalier say. Many officers will tell you that Babina was their first posting after getting their commission and how they were literally baptised by fire at the Babina Firing Ranges.
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Babina may see a huge turnover of officers and men, but the constants that remain include Rajesh, a tailor famous for having stitched uniforms for innumerable officers who went on to become generals. But he is most proud of having stitched a black dungaree for the then President of India,
North Central Railway HQ Allahabad and DRM Jhansi
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BABINA CANTT STATION Located on
the main NorthSouth Corridor of Indian Railways
189 trains pass through; except Shatabdi, Rajdhani and some superfast trains, all stop at Babina
Comes under
The two-horse town of Babina sustains itself by catering to the requirements of the army personnel stationed in the large Babina Cantt
Pratibha Patil, when she visited Babina for the standard presentation to five Armoured Corps regiments. The other constant here is Manoj Handlooms. His USP lies in the fact that though he is in Babina, his products cater to the taste of the army ladies while his prices suit the army salaries. Like all, the army men too put a lot of faith in the almighty. For them, Babina remains peaceful and accident-free because of the benign presence of the Divine Mother whose temple is among the most visited places here. The unique feature of this temple is that devotees offer the goddess a few peg measures of rum from a bottle and then distribute the rest as prasad. While rum is favoured by city-folk, the locals of Babina prefer their own brew made from the fragrant mahua flowers.
Babina Station Master was awarded the Chief of Army Staff Commendation Card for ensuring mobilisation in record time during the 1971 Indo-Pak war
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The military folklore says that the small town of Babina has heard the roar and growl of more tanks than any other station in the country
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Beyond babina
Places you can add to your itinerary to make your trip more enriching ORCHHA
How to reach: Orchha has a railway station but not too many trains stop here. The easiest way to reach Orchha is from Jhansi (in Uttar Pradesh) which is barely 15 km away. Babina is about 50 km from Orchha.
PEER BABA ASTANA AULIYA AT BABINA STATION
SUKMA DUKWA WEIR
Very close to Babina is the Dukwa Reserve forest through which flows the Betwa. The British decided to dam the river to create a reservoir. The weir was completed around 1905. Legend goes that after the weir was built, one bank would flood annually, thus earning it the name ‘Dukwa’ or ‘sorrowful’; while the other bank turned fertile, and was called ‘sukwa’ or the ‘happy place’. There is an irrigation department rest house nearby, but if you plan to visit, do take enough supplies for makeshift campfires and outdoor cooking. The weir is like a tunnel with the water flowing over it when the river is in spate and has a look-out point at the centre where you can come up and survey the water all around. The tunnel is, however, kept locked.
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Though it falls in the neighbouring state of Madhya Pradesh, Orchha is a favoured destination by travellers of all kinds. The ones seeking diving blessings go to the Raja Ram Mandir — the only Ram mandir in the country where the lord is worshipped as a king and to this day has a royal guard (in the form of an armed policeman). The Chaturbhuj temples are also popular. Orchha was the seat of the Bundela Rajput kings of Raja Rudra Pratap Singh’s dynasty. While the royal palace is one of the most beautiful of the area, it is the Jehangir Mahal that attracts the maximum visitors. The Jehangir Mahal, with hundreds of rooms, picturesque balconies, enchanting courtyards and water-bodies, was built for the royal visit by the Mughal prince. However, after his visit, the Hindu rulers did not use the palace. A legend surrounding the Parveen Mahal says that Rai Parveen, for whom the palace was built, was the king’s amour. Her poetry, beauty and charm were well known and her fame soon reached the Mughal court, and sure enough, she was summoned by Akbar to Agra. Indrajit Singh, her paramour, bowed before her, expressing his inability to protect her, and so she was sent off to Agra. However, once she was presented to the Emperor, she introduced herself with a couplet: Vinit Rai Parveen ki, suniye sah sujan Jhooti pattar bhakat hain, bari, bayas, swan (Hear my prayer all you intelligent and good people, it is only the low castes, barbers and dogs who eat from a plate from which the food has already been eaten by someone else.) This won Akbar’s respect and Rai Parveen was returned to Orchha with due respect. The Madhya Pradesh Tourism Department conducts a light and sound show here and also runs a restaurant and hotel in a part of the palace complex.
In 1979, the Station Wale Baba, who had made his home under the big peepal tree outside the platform No. 1 of Babina station, went on to meet his maker. He had come to this spot several years ago and generally kept to himself, interacting with neither the station staff, the travellers nor the locals. However, despite, his reticence, there was a belief among many that if the Station Wale Baba slapped anyone, their problems would be solved. So crowds started thronging the peepal tree, waiting to the slapped. When the Baba passed away, his followers built the dargah outside the station. Today, almost everyone who comes to the Babina station, makes it a point to pay respects at the dargah. www.railbandhu.in
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Life in a
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The Nilgiri Mountain Railway train was started in
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rowing up in Delhi, my only experience of the mountains were the rugged, pine-laden, hill stations in the Himalayas. The short vacations spent in the northern hills instilled in me fascination for the mysterious peaks that rise high above dusty, crowded plains and I always held a desire to visit the gentler slopes of the Nilgiris that lie in southern India. When I got a chance to visit the Queen of the southern hills, Ooty, and Coonoor, in Tamil Nadu, my happiness knew no bounds. What 52 | Rail Bandhu - July 2016
added to the excitement was the knowledge that I would travel from Coonoor to Ooty in the Nilgiri Moutain Railway (also known as the Nilgiri Toy Train). Ever since I saw SRK and Malaika Arora Khan dance to Chaiyya Chaiyya on the roof of this train in Dil Se, I too had wanted to experience this journey. All I knew about Ooty and Coonoor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; situated just 18 kilometre apart â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was that they are famous for tea plantations. Much to my surprise and pleasure, these two pretty hill stations in the Nilgiris packed in much more than I knew or expected.
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Colourful houses on the hills of Coonoor make for a pretty sight. (Facing page) The Nilgiri Toy Train crosses a bridge along the route
Chaiyya Chaiyya from Dil Se, featuring Shah Rukh Khan, was shot on the roof top of Nilgiri Mountain Railway
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Coonoor charmed me with its rolling tea estates and the vivid green that clothed the slopes soothed my jagged city nerves. It is a perfect place to unwind with a cuppa. There’s an interesting story of how the first tea plantation came about up here. Way back in 1819, when the Scottish collector of Coimbatore visited this hill station, he found that there was no tea to be served. Miffed, he decided to plant tea himself, and today the plantations stretch out across acres.
It covers a distance of 46 km from Mettupalayam to Ooty in about five hours, going from 326 to 2,203 metre (1,070 to 7,227 feet), making it the steepest railway track in Asia
A visit to one of the tea factories is a must. Here you can observe the entire process of tea-making, from plucking leaves, pruning to how it finally turns into the brew that you sip each morning. Don’t forget to buy a packet before you leave; the Nilgiri teas are the finest
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway was awarded the status of World Heritage Site in 2005
It passes through 250 bridges and 16 tunnels It’s the slowest train in India operating at a speed of 10.4kmph
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in the world, and since they are grown on peaks higher than the ones in Darjeeling, there is a great aroma to the tea. Although Coonoor is not as buzzing as Ooty, it’s got a charm that’s addictive. The highlight in Coonoor is definitely Sim’s Park that was built in 1874. It is a great place to spend hours walking around and drinking in the scenic beauty. You can stop by to admire flowers of all shades and hues. Then came the most enchanting part of my trip — onboard the Nilgiri Mountain Railway to get to Ooty. A ride on this toy train, a World Heritage Site, was something straight out of a Enid Blyton story. The blue-and-cream carriages take you through a picturesque route that covers lush tea estates, rolling hills, 250 bridges and 16 tunnels. There is something magical about this miniature train that winds its way around slopes — nobody is in a rush, nobody is competing to reach first and nobody cares about that 100kmph speed. I boarded the train at Coonoor, which is the second last station along the route. Although Rail Bandhu - July 2016 | 53
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DID YOU KNOW
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway turned 106 on October 15, 2015. On this occasion the Nilgiri Railway Museum opened at Mettupalayam railway station. Besides photographs of the train, tickets issued and the first locomotive, which was made in Switzerland, are displayed here.
Rare flower blooms in the Nilgiris Strobilanthes, a gorgeous lilac-blue flower, also known as Kurinji, only blooms once in 12 years. It is only grown in the Nilgiris in the Western Ghats. The next flowering will be in 2018. People from across the country plan trips to see the entire valley covered in these pretty blue flowers.
How to reach: The nearest railway station to Coonoor is Coimbatore Junction, located 70 km away
I was prepared for it, the train chugged at a speed that came as a surprise — the cars were zipping faster than us. But I wasn’t complaining — coming as I was from a city where speed is everything, life in the slow lane was truly therapeutic. At every turn, you encounter a different scene — if at one point you are craning your neck to admire a tall peak shrouded in grey mist, at the next turn you find yourself staring down into the vale, looking at beautiful houses perched on the slopes and children playing
Upper bhavani Reservoir in the Nilgiris is one of the most beautiful and amazing place to visit. (Top) A postcardperfect building at Doddabetta peak
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out in the open. As the light and shade keep shifting, your journey takes on different hues. Many tourists choose to travel on the stretch from Mettupalayam to Coonoor because this is where you get to view the most spectacular scenery. It is the steepest railway line in the continent and chugs along a distance of 46 km, starting from Mettupalayam at around 7.10 am and reaches its destination Ooty at noon, in roughly five hours. At the next station — Lovedale — many school children boarded and suddenly the carriage
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Women picking tea leaves at a plantation in Coonoor. (Below) Ooty lake
was filled with squealing, laughing, chattering kids eager to get home. For a minute, I almost envied their carefree attitude.
India’s first Chocolate Museum Ooty is famous for homemade chocolates like truffles and fudges and to make things more interesting a chocolate museum opened at Indunagar on Ooty-Mysore road. It has been opened by brothers S.M. Fazloor Rahman and S.M. Abdhul Rahman who’ve been selling homemade chocolates for more than 15 years. One can see the entire chocolate making process here. It also has a chocolate fountain. The sheer variety of chocolates on display is quite interesting to see.
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Soon we were in Ooty, the town the British established in early 19th century as their getaway in the south from the stifling summer heat. It is still the pride of the southern hills, although the heart of the hill town is now crowded and the screeching traffic is no different from what you are used to in big cities. But move away from all of this and you will see that Ooty still packs a lot of charm with
TOP THREE STATIONS Mettupalayam
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its pretty houses, colonial churches, parks and gardens. Other than that, the hill town is famous for its delicious homemade cheese and chocolates, a legacy left behind by the British. And to soak in the beauty of the southern peaks, I made my way to Doddabetta peak — the highest point in the Nilgiris. Spread before was a beautiful vista — the entire southern ranges that I had been longing to see were ringed around me. I closed my eyes for a minute, just to soak it all in the beauty before I went back to the crowded plains of North.
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COMPANY SECRETARY IS A PROMISING CAREER OPTION
The scope is increasing due to expansion of corporate sector within and beyond the borders sentiment with more and more people joining the entrepreneurial bandwagon. This scenario has given rise to new companies, ventures, and start ups being set up thereby opening a whole lot of job opportunities. While, it will be an exciting time for the next generation to dabble in newer career choices, there are very few career options which are evergreen and continue to command much respect. Mamta Binani
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ith promising economic indicators, Indian economy seems to be on right track. Our GDP grew by 7.6% giving us reasons to cheer and look forward to an even higher growth trajectory for coming years. The Government’s initiatives like ‘Startup India Standup India’ and efforts towards improving ease of doing business here have further improved the business
The Company Secretaries (CS) course is one that tops the list. A qualified company secretary can find good positions in both private as well as public sector. You can also look for openings in stock exchanges, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Company Law Boards and various government departments. They also have the added advantage of setting up their own consultancy business after obtaining a certificate of practice.
Companies with a paid-up share capital of `10 lakh and more and less than `5 crore are required to employ the services of practicing company secretaries for issuing corporate compliance certificates. Company secretaries have immense knowledge of a wide variety of subjects like secretarial audit, which was introduced by recently enacted Companies Act, 2013. It is a process to check compliances made by the company under Corporate Law and other laws, rules, regulations, procedures etc. It is a mechanism to monitor compliance with the requirements of stated laws and processes. Periodically examination of work is necessary to point out errors and mistakes and to make a robust compliance mechanism system in an organisation. The writer is President, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (The ICSI) (Views expressed are personal)
HERITAGE HALT
From the pages
of timeline The temples of Padawali and Mitawali in Morena region are beautiful chapters of history written in sandstone Text and photos: Rohit Sinha
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he German writer and statesman Johann Wolfgang von Goethe called architecture frozen music. And, like me, if you also find yourself at peace among the ruins and the wind passing through their pillars sound as sweet as a lullaby to you, then you would agree with and understand Goethe. Never the one to miss a fort, ancient sculptures or structures, dilapidated or otherwise, wherever I travel, I happened to add another to my list recently. Around 40 km from Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, in the district of Morena, made famous or rather infamous by Bollywood depiction of dacoits on horsebacks in Chambal, is Padawali. The towering fort walls of Garhi Padawali are visible from a distance. As you reach your
QUICK FACTS The pieces of the fallen temple were used in raising the walls around the Padawali temple
The pillars, lintels and beams are carved with scenes from Ramayana, Mahabharat & Puranas
Most of the temples are square or rectangular. Circular temples like Mitawali are very rare
There are only about a dozen Chausath Yogini temples in India, Mitawali being one
The entrance to Padawali temple; (bottom) Garhi Padawali. (Facing page) The temple
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The Padawali temple originally consisted of a sanctum sanctorum, mandapa and mukhmandapa destination, first thing you notice is a majestic pair of lion and lioness standing guard at the entrance. A steep flight of stairs leads you to a compound where stands an ancient temple. The Archaeological Survey of India’s board informs that the temple was built during the 10th century. The fort walls that must have been erected when the temple was fortified by the rulers of Jat Ranas of Gohad during the 19th century, still stand trying to protect it. The temple is believed to have been dedicated to Lord Shiva as a huge nandi (Shiva’s mount or vahana) was found from its ruins. Some other references point at it being dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The temple originally consisted of a sanctum sanctorum, mandapa (the assembly hall) and mukhmandapa (the entrance porch), but the passage of time has erased a large part of it. What stands till now is a magnificent work of art. One look at the interiors of the mukhmandapa, built on a high platform — intricately carved with eye-catching 3D details — and you stand awe-struck at the beauty of it. The richly-carved sculptures, on the pillars and the ceiling, depict scenes from Ramayana, Krishna Leela (butter churning gopikas, Krishna fighting the bull Kesi to name a few),
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Mitawali temple is believed to have been built in
9th century The 64 Yogini temple of Mitawali is situated hardly three km from Padawali
Mahabharata, the 10 incarnations of God Vishnu, various scenes from mythology, like Samudra Manthan, Vishnu holding a conch, chakra, gada (club) and a lotus in his four hands and Vishnu resting on Garuda. There is also beautiful depiction of Lord Ganesha’s wedding, Lord Shiva dancing in the cemetery in preta (ghost) form, Shiva flanked by four-headed Brahma and hundreds of other Hindu gods and goddesses. If the mandapa here could well be the most ornate structure you would have ever seen in a Hindu temple, the erotic images would come as a surprise. If erotic art was something that many would have associated with Khajuraho, similar carvings here further the locals’ belief that this temple was actually a case study for its more famous counterparts southeast of Jhansi. Most of the Khajuraho temples were built between the second half of the 10th century and the first half of 11th and it was only
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Gwalior fort is reputed to be one of the most structurally sound forts
by the 12th century that the site could boast of as many as 85 temples.
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However, keeping the race to claim the fame aside, there’s more to explore than wondering who inspired whom. The eastern wall of the courtyard has double-storied cells. These cells must have been a centre of buzzing military activities once, housing cannon balls and other possible military paraphernalia, but now they sport a deafening silence. On the southern corner there is deep well like baoli. There are also ruins of several temples, houses and colonies in the region. The caretaker tells me more than 50 monuments of different kinds can be seen at Padawali up to the valley of Bhuteshwar. There is, however, one that he makes a special mention of. Hardly 3 km from Padawali stands another miracle in stone — the temple of Mitawali, which as per the Padawali caretaker-cum-guide, inspired the
National Chambal Sanctuary is a protected area for the gharials
Sabalgarh Fort, dating back to the medieval age, is worth visiting
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design of the Parliament House. With, the day having already progressed well into afternoon, we are in a dilemma. Though the locals had instructed us to not stay in the region beyond dusk due to lack of population, the temptation to see the architecture that inspired one of the most photographed building in the country takes over us. When we reach Mitawali, the emotion almost borders on a treasure hunt gone right. There stands in front of us the 100-foot high mountain and 100 steps to the temple. And as I see the circular structure of the temple, it feels as if I was watching the Parliament House in the Capital. Designed by the Lutyens-Baker duo in 1912-13, the construction of the House had started in 1921 and was opened in 1927. Referred to as the temple of 64 Yoginis, Mitawali temple is believed to have been built in the ninth century and was the centre of education for astrology and mathematics. The outer wall is decorated with images of Hindu gods and goddesses, the main circular temple
Morenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Padawali, Mitawali & Bateshwar formed a Golden Triangle where Hinduism was taught around 1,000 years ago
The fort walls still standing strong to guard the Padawali temple
How to reach: Morena is well connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Pune, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Indore and other major cities. Express trains such as the Bhopal Express, Taj Express and Bhopal Shatabdi and many more stops at Morena
The perforated base of the central temple once again makes you marvel at the ancient engineering. The caretaker tells me it was built as a passage for rain water to go into a huge reservoir below, which I could not locate despite several efforts or may be it was made in such a way to serve its purpose secretly without interfering with the look of the building. The roof has these pipe-like pieces that can drain rain water in no time. The Parliament House-like temple and its engineering techniques made me thank that Padawali caretaker a million times. It is believed that Morenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mitawali, Padawali and Bateshwar areas formed a Golden Triangle or a huge university where Hinduism was taught around 1,000 years ago. I wonder if my joy is boundless on seeing just two out of those 50-plus such marvelous monuments standing in the region, how happy would I be if I could have a date with the rest too. And, that makes me leave Mitawali with a promise that the walk among the ruins is to be continued...
Inside view of the spectacular circular structure of Mitawali temple
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in the centre is dedicated to Lord Shiva and the 64 small temples with an image of Lord Shiva in each around the central temple. And, thanks to its location, with vast barren land all around, and absence of fame, the templeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s condition belies its age.
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START-UP SAGAS
OF JHARKHAND THE CHANGING JHARKHAND
Initiatives of development along with prevailing peace in the region have sprouted many start-ups in Jharkhand
RajBala Verma, Chief Secretary
Chief Minister Raghuwar Das inviting start-ups and investors to make-in Jharkhand at Investor Summit, 2016
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nitiatives of Raghuwar Das-led NDA government in Jharkhand has provided start-ups and social entrepreneurship skills to local youths/entrepreneurs as well as investors coming to this State. Acceleration and mentorship programme of the government is emerging as the largest association of social entrepreneurs over the past 2 years. Raghuwar Das government’s vision of ‘Everyone a Change Maker’ has provided every individual with the freedom, confidence, and social support to drive positive change which aims to boost innovation and entrepreneurship. There are several stories of successful start-ups that have contributed in the development of Jharkhand. Take an example of Sumi Hembrom, a 27-year-old entrepreneur who manufactures cotton sarees and sells them in weekly market near Kathikund village in Dumka. She also trains women in manufacturing Panjhi saree. An encouraging motivation for start-ups is Ranchi based 24-year-
old Rakhi Mishra. This specially-abled entrepreneur is a successful supplier of handicrafts on demand. After collecting orders through Whatsapp, she couriers the supply to her customers across the state. Twenty-five-year old Alfred Frenzy, who completed his MBA from England, serves the tribals in Dumka by mobilising them to end illiteracy and malnutrition. He also helps by making them sell their forest products to wholesellers directly, thereby assisting them in earning an extra income. There are many more sagas like Sumi, Rakhi, and Alfred empowered with startups due to the initiatives of the government of Jharkhand. TV Narendran, MD, Tata Steel, said, “Jharkhand is a young state. It has 32 million people with immense potential. This is a great opportunity for the state to capitalise the focus of the government of India to ‘Make in India’.” Also, three online start-ups by groups of educated youth — Pitstop, a company that www.railbandhu.in
After making it to the top three States in the country in terms of ease of doing business with a score of 63.09%, Jharkhand is now focusing on a massive uplift of basic infrastructure including road, rail and power networks to usher in the next stage of reforms and attract more investment. As part of this plan, the State is also aggressively pushing for private investment in mineral exploration and looking to rope in private talent in government departments and key State entities. Moreover, the State is promoting Start-up Jharkhand in lines of Start-up India, and there is a provision of more than `50 crore to facilitate the same. Also an innovation and incubation centre will be established in the State.
provides home service to owners of two wheelers by picking and dropping up their motorbikes and scooters, after servicing and cleaning on requests raised through cellphone/Whatsapp/email; abcd.com, a company, that sells grocery and electronic products; and merisabji.com, an online portal selling fresh vegetables and providing door-step delivery have revolutionised the city through their innovative endeavours. Rail Bandhu - July 2016 | 63
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Digital revolution Empowering the people To create participative, transparent and responsive government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi envisioned transforming the nation and creating opportunities for all citizens by harnessing digital technologies. His vision is to empower every citizen with access to digital services, knowledge and information
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communication technology. The objective of the programme is to come up with innovative ideas, policies and best practices from around the world to make this vision of a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Digital Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; a reality.
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BENEFITS OF DIGITAL INDIA BY 2019 Net Zero Imports by 2020 4,00,000 Public Internet Access Points
Wi-Fi in 2.5 lakh schools, all universities
Job creation: Direct 1.7 crore and Indirect, at least, 8.5 crore
VISION FOR A DIGITAL INDIA
India to be leader in IT use in services like health, education and banking Digitally empowered citizens: public cloud, internet access
I dream of a Digital India • Where highspeed digital highways unite the nation
Services at doorstep VILLAGES IN MYSURU NOW BOAST OF HIGH-SPEED INTERNET
Mysuru is among the five districts in Karnataka where gram panchayats have got 100 per cent optical cable connectivity under the National Optical Fibre Network (NOFN). The project, launched under Digital India, aims to give rural residents internet speed similar to their urban counterparts. The facility offers a bandwidth of 50 Mbps. With the project’s implementation, rural users will be able to access government services without having to go to the town or district headquarters.
Broadband in 2.5 lakh villages, universal phone connectivity
• Where Government is Open and governance transparent • Where technology ensures that the citizen-government interface is incorruptible
BECAUSE EVERYBODY NEEDS A HOME Fulfilling housing needs of the country for over two decades
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IC Housing Finance Limited ( G I C H F L ) , incorporated on December 12, 1989, has now completed 26 years Shri Warendra Sinha of service in fulfilling MD & CEO, GICHFL the housing needs of the Indian middle class. It is now in the throes of a quantum leap, having shifted to a beautiful, new office, with a lot of young faces and a host of 'ideas and initiatives'. Indeed, 'Ek Nayi Shuruaat', looking forward to providing financial support for consolidation, mortgage as well as affordable housing, as envisaged by our Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. GICHFL was promoted by General Insurance 66 | Rail Bandhu - July 2016
Corporation of India and its erstwhile subsidiaries, namely, National Insurance Company Limited, The New India Assurance Company Limited, The Oriental Insurance Company Limited and United India Insurance Company Limited. It is a listed Company on the NSE and BSE, faring quite well presently. Over the years, it has grown as a major player in the Housing Finance Industry with its presence at 61 locations across the country.
have zoomed up in the last three years, thus making the share-holder fairly happy. GICHFL has also doubled its housing loan book size by spreading out to various locations in the last three years, taking the turnover to over `8,000 crore. During the FY 2015-16, the company financed 16,120 housing units across the country, thereby making dreams of end-users a concrete reality and at the same time moving forward to provide affordable housing to all Indians by the year 2022.
The financial result of GICHFL for the year ending March 31, 2016, has been quite impressive. Profit after tax for the year grew from `102.96 crore to `124.50 crore @ 20.92% and it declared a dividend of `5 per share. The company has been more than consistent in dividend payments, while share prices
The company has its registered and corporate office at National Insurance Building, 6th Floor, 14, Jamshedji Tata Road, Churchgate, Mumbai – 400020. Shri Warendra Sinha is the Managing Director and CEO of the Company since December, 2012. Website: www.gichfindia.com
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ART CONNECT
Master
stroke DAG Modern’s book, The Art of Santiniketan, looks at the seminal institution set up by Rabindranath Tagore and its most important constituents — artists Nandalal Bose, Ramkinkar Baij, Benode Behari Mukerjee and Tagore himself. In doing so, it sheds light on the significant modernising elements that marked a shift from the revivalism of the Bengal School and the academic realism in the period 1920-60 Photos: DAG Modern
RAMKINKAR BAIJ
Dandi March
An important observation is that though Ramkinkar did several subaltern studies of the tribals, he did not individualise them in portraits. For that, he turned to people around him as both muse and possibly as commissions, and this was true whether of his sculptures or of his paintings. As an artist, for him it was imperative to move beyond mere likeness which Siva Kumar says he equated to ‘a stuffed tiger in the museum’. His approach, according to the art historian, was ‘to look at the features of a face from the perspective of a character’.
— Kishore Singh, essay, Ramkinkar Baij (1906-80)
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It repeatedly occurred to me when I did paintings or sculptures, that I have to be independent, ‘Fiercely independent’.
BENODE BEHARI MUKHERJEE What an artist creates is to him the greatest truth; without the appearance of this truth he will not be creative in the first instance
“If ever an artist in Santiniketan was synonymous with nature, it would be Benode Behari Mukherjee, one of India’s most significant and original landscape artists. A congenitally weak eyesight and substantial time spent in the outdoors led to a comfort with nature that deepened at Santiniketan, when he joined Rabindranath’s school, and later, the first batch of students at Kala Bhavana
under Nandalal. His significance as a nature painter lies in not only the singular vision and innovations of his works but in his personal identification with nature, particularly, the vast, eroded Santiniketan landscape that strongly impacted his work.” — Shruti Parthasarathy essay, Nature and the Art of Santiniketan
Santhal, 1953
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Kadambari Devi
Art is a solitary pedestrian who walks alone among the multitude, continually assimilating various experiences, unclassifiable and uncatalogued
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RABINDRANATH TAGORE “Rabindranath’s images can be broadly classified into faces, heads, figures and narrative constructions, phantasmal beaked and reptilian beings, animals and landscapes; and for images arising strongly from the terrain of the subconscious, there are surprisingly few abstractions. A
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majority of his works are undated and unsigned, most even untitled, that makes it hard to trace the progression of his wide range of techniques, visual imaginings and compositions.” — Shruti Parthasarathy essay, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
NANDALAL BOSE
Nandalal’s works ranged across various styles, from refined to spontaneous, murals to embroidery, stage décor to flower jewellery, from the functional to the imaginative and aesthetic, and were intimately committed to the needs of life and society. Even more importantly, his work — like that of his peers –
played a huge role in the nationalistic understanding of art and culture at a time when the ‘native’ idea had all but been subsumed by British hegemony in the field.
— Ipsita Sahu essay, Nandalal Bose, (1882-1966)
The purpose of all arts is the same. Poetry, sculpture, painting, dance, music and the rest want to capture the rhythm of delight inherent in all creation Standing figure under a Kadam tree
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GAME PLAN
Not her
achilles heel After battling injury for many months, Saina Nehwal has fuelled up the Olympics expectations with the Australian Open win Garima Verma
Saina Nehwal in action during her first title win of the year, Australian Open
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hen legendary American baseball player Babe Ruth said, “It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up,” he would have never thought that far in the future there would indeed be a person who would personify the statement. Saina Nehwal, all of 26, has already been through the crests and troughs that define a sportsperson’s life. From carrying the overwhelming weight of a nation’s expectations to coming faceto-face with defeat innumerable times en route to successful moments, the shuttler has survived all with élan. This year so far has been the biggest test of her determination. After becoming the first Indian woman player ever to be ranked world No. 1 last year, the 2012 Olympics bronze-medallist had to survive the agony of nursing herself through an injury for almost six months. Despite having sustained an injury after her runner-up 72 | Rail Bandhu - July 2016
DID YOU KNOW Saina was born in Hisar and both of her parents are former state badminton champions. Every time she wins a big tournament, she treats herself with ice-cream. She is a big movie buff and a die-hard Shah Rukh Khan fan. She is a brown belt in Karate, but quit at the age of 8 to focus on badminton.
finish at the World Championship in August, Saina chose to play at the China Super Series Premier. The move aggravated the injury, leading to Achilles tendonitis. She skipped the Hong Kong Open, but participated at the BWF World Super Series Finals in December. She played a couple of matches in the Premier Badminton League, but had to skip the Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold, South Asian Games and the Asian Badminton Confederation championships. “Achilles tendonitis takes a lot of time to heal. I also came very close to having a stress fracture. It was indeed the most difficult injury that I have ever had,” Saina said. Such was the extent of the injury that post China Super Series Premier she was not even able to walk as she could not put weight on her foot. The starting of the year was completely devoted to getting fit. The time after recovery, however, was no less gruelling.
Saina Nehwal is the first Indian after Prakash Padukone and the first Indian woman to become world number 1 badminton player “Recovering from the injury was very hard. I was on court every day but was worried not to put too much pressure on my heel. I wanted to get rid of the injury as early as possible,” Saina told Rail Bandhu of the testing moments. The obvious dip in the world ranking, slipping down to world No. 8, only added to her anxiety. Starting with a quarterfinal loss at All England Open, semifinal exits at Swiss Open, India Open, Malaysia Open and Asia Championships, followed by a quarterfinal defeat at Indonesia Open, it was only at Australian Open in June that Saina could finally taste victory. “I started this year as world No. 2 and within three months I had come down to No. 8 which was worrying me. Since I was not wining the tournaments, it was pertinent that ranking would go down. But I was very keen to recover the lost ranking,” Saina said, knowing well the fact that en route to recovering the lost ranking she had recovered a lot more. The regained grit to conquer more challenging arenas was just an evident outcome when she jumped two places in the world order. “Though I was a little afraid of putting any extra load on my foot, I was still making good progress after the injury rehab. I was narrowly losing to some top names. I was eager to get results. My coach (Vimal Kumar) told me that I was just a little shaky and that win would eventually come,” said Saina, happy that the title triumph that had been evading her for so long came near to the Olympics. “It is very satisfying to win a big tournament prior to the Olympics (August 5-21,
QUICK FACTS Became the under-19 national champion in
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The first Indian woman ever to reach the quarterfinals at the Olympic Games
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The first Indian to win a BWF Super Series title, Indonesia Open
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Became the first Indian woman to reach the semis of All-England Super Series in
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Gold medal in the women’s singles at the Commonwealth Games
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Became the first Indian to win a medal in badminton at Olympics by clinching bronze at the London Games
2012
President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Bhushan award to Saina Nehwal on March 28, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). I will be remembering this win and try to repeat the same at Rio.” With personal and professional battles won and her confidence restored, the quadrennial event has Saina’s full and undivided attention. “It’s time for the real training for Olympics. I have around six weeks before the Games wherein I do not have any tournaments. So, I will only devote all the time to training. For Olympics, I will be keenly following the nutritionist’s instructions and eat healthy and balanced diet comprising cereal, proteins and carbohydrates,” she said. Not the one to reveal more than required about her preparation, and rightly so, Saina cautiously added, “Many people write to me every day asking me to come back from Rio with a medal. It is, no doubt, a very prestigious tournament but there can be a lot of difference between expectations and reality. Still, I will do my best to get better results than the previous time.” And if she does it would be much more than a season redeemed. They rightly say, when something bad happens, you have three choices, you can either let it define you, let it destroy you or you can let it strengthen you. Saina always knew the choice to make. It was never meant to be her ‘Achilles heel’ after all. Rail Bandhu - July 2016 | 73
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Mrinal Sen’s
city of joy Such was the filmmaker’s love with Calcutta that almost every movie of his was a glowing tribute to its characteristics — both good and bad Partha Mukherjee
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or most, their city is where they live, while for a few their city is their life. For these few, the city renders them a reason to live. No more just a place to live in, for them the cityscape becomes an extension of their mindscape. A shot from the 1990 documentary on Calcutta, by Mrinal Sen, where he is shown half laid on a deserted city highway, perhaps articulates this bond at its best. The otherwise disparate, almost an absurd mismatch between a man and the highway ceases here and what would have seemed abnormal otherwise seems the most seamless and normal. The road here has become the muse. The artist must consummate his love with the beloved to be filled in with the inspiration. The highway is no longer just a path, but a passage through time, telling the tale of myriad footprints… Sen has often reiterated his love for the city. Despite its many flaws, it still remains his El Dorado, the city of gold. Celluloid for Sen shall be a potent medium to showcase the sensibilities of the city. Calcutta is not at his mercy. The middle-class hypocrisies is ripped apart, the stifling claustrophobia that the city imposes is made naked. The narrow alleys and the dilapidated buildings of the city becomes a visual metaphor for a perpetual decadence. And yet, despite it all, this city is also the city of love, of dreams; so what if they must be shattered forever? Thus in Ek Din Protidin (1979), after a night of the most rapacious stare cast by the society on young Chinu,
Mrinal Sen made his 1st film in
1955 Raat Bhore
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Kolkata of yesteryears in all its pride and glory
normalcy gets restored the next morning. Is it compassion and empathy or complacency and indifference that the city dwellers come up with? The question lingers as And Quiet Rolls the Day. In Sen’s trilogy, the city ceases to be a backdrop and becomes a foregrounded reality, an eloquent bystander, a character in its own worth, with special references drawn to films like Calcutta 71 (1972), Interview (1971), Mahaprithibi (1991), Ek Din Achanak (1989) and Kharij (1982). They discuss how the life and politics of the city have paradoxically become, for Sen, both matters of objective scrutiny and subjective appreciation. However, early preparation led Sen to the proximity of perfection. He handled camera as his scalpel to dissect life. In 1967 Mrinal made a documentary titled, Moving Perspective and ever since, films made by him are marked by their politically-charged content. His Kolkata Trilogy made up of Kolkata 71; Padatik and Chorus make this evident. Mrinal treated the city of Kolkata of the 70’s in a way Godard treated his own city, Paris. Bruises that
had long been kept under the wrap came out. Sen’s camera roamed through the narrow byelanes where the city would emit more gloom than gleam.
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Ek Din Achanak (1989) is also like Ek Din Protidin (And Quiet Rolls the Dawn, 1979) but here the family is caught in a crisis of different shade. An aged man, a celebrated author, leaves his home forever. The only question that hovers in his wife’s mind is whether her husband left home accompanied by the scholar doing research under him who happened to be a girl. Her middle-class social fastidiousness surfaces over and again. Kharij (The Case Is Closed, 1980) is a study of circumstances that compels us to get rid of our values one after another. In this process of negation, first comes the turn of that which is the meekest. Palan, the boy who comes to the city as a domestic help has no option left but to accept the space he is offered in the society, no matter how stifling it is. Paucity of space forces the boy to sleep in the kitchen of the household. He dies of gas leakage and the guilt stricken couple does their best to close the case. It is a metaphor aptly chosen by Rail Bandhu - July 2016 | 75
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Sen to mock at those who are in deep sleep, perpetually, in the folds of cold indifference.
Interview (1971) was perhaps his groundwork that stood him on a solid base before he began searching the root of the hangover the city had been going through during restless 70s. In the film, presented in Brechtian style, Sen wanted to draw the city, as a polychromatic collage of life by using shots of shabby thoroughfare — crowded and chaotic; frenzied and frolicsome; disparate and desperate — honking cabs; ramshackle public transports; clanking tram cars and what not, which helped immensely to build the climax of a real-life drama with a young man at its centre who did not get a job because he couldn’t organise a suit to wear for the interview.
Hall of Fame National Award for Best Film 1969: Bhuvan Shome 1974: Chorus 1976: Mrigayaa 1980: Akaler Sandhane
National Award for Best Direction 1969: Bhuvan Shome 1979: Ek Din Pratidin 1980: Akaler Sandhane 1984: Khandhar
Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize 1983: Kharij
Padma Bhushan 1981
Autobiography
2004: Always Being Born
Not only his incorrigible sense of nationality but also his interest in experiment with form, content above all treatment was evident in this film. Although his experiment with form in Akash Kusum (Up in the Clouds, 1965) did not escape our eyes, influence of Truffaut could not be ignored. In fact, the changes of treatment that he followed in films he made before and after 1966 was absolutely following his renewed instinct.
With Neel Akasher Nichey (Under the Blue Sky, 1959) under the banner of HemantaBela Production he marked his mettle as a filmmaker. Everyone including Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru accepted the film with strong appreciation. Sen’s subject echoed the voice of the democratic world against fascism and nothing in context with the tension between India and China. Initially people considered him as an iconoclast. With the passage of time they must have learnt to accept that truth is reality and reality is truth. In 27 feature films, 14 short films and 4 documentaries, Mrinal Sen appears with his class and dignity, to be precise with his signature. He has never found himself confined in a particular theme or message, rather wanted to expand his area of interest to where man is free to talk about his freedom. He does not forget that it is his consciousness and his existence as a human being, which helps retain the sheen of a creator’s life, and that is perhaps the main reason behind his being HIM in the field. And his searching continues…
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To him the time is eternal. All his films are endowed with his sense of retaining a contemporary relevance. Of course there had been some change in his statement while making films that had political fizz in Chorus (1974, B/W). Mrinal’s exemplary feat, in this film, showed us the social structure laden with oppression.
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blivious to us, stress, pollution, pesticides and the likes seep out health bit by bit from our body, and the enormity of it all hits us only when we get affected by a serious disorder. A good way to keep the situation under check is to score on antioxidants. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enough research and proof that antioxidants help prevent cancer and heart disease, safeguard memory, reduce the risk of degenerative diseases like Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, protect joints, soothe pain, reduce muscle fatigue, prevent blindness caused by macular degeneration and cataracts, and even ward off wrinkles. 78 | Rail Bandhu - July 2016
WHAT ARE ANTIOXIDANTS? They are nutrients that can prevent or slow down the oxidative damage to our body. When our body cells use oxygen, they produce free radicals (by-products) that can cause damage. These free radicals play a role in causing heart disease, cancer and other disorders. Antioxidants act as 'free radical scavengers' and prevent and repair damage done by them. HOW TO GET THEM? Antioxidants are present in food in the form of vitamins, minerals, carotenoids and polyphenols, among others. Though the scientists are discovering more antioxidants, there are nine that you must get on your plate. www.railbandhu.in
the MIRACULOUS nine POLYPHENOLS
Researchers at Columbia University studied 980 people and found that those who consumed up to three glasses of wine per day (rich in flavonoids, a polyphenol) were less likely to develop memory-loss problems such as dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Best food sources for polyphenols are dark chocolate (the higher the cocoa content, the better), red wine, tea, and coffee.
ISOTHIOCYANATES
These sulfur-containing compounds, which are largely responsible for the typical flavour of cruciferous vegetables, are potent antioxidants that put cancer-causing enzymes in a headlock. Isothiocyanates can be found in 'cabbage family' vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, kale, turnips, collards, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, kohlrabi, rutabaga, Chinese cabbage, bok choy, horseradish, radish and watercress.
This trace mineral speeds up our body's natural antioxidantmaking process at the same time. Non vegetarians get enough of Selenium in fish, red meat, eggs and chicken. Strict vegetarians, must, however, include at least one of these in their diet daily â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Brazil nuts, whole wheat bread, brown rice, mushrooms, sunflower seeds and garlic.
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It neutralises free radicals that may damage cells, bolsters cellular antioxidant defences and helps protect our eyes and skin from sun damage. Best food sources are sweet potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, apricots, pumpkin and mangoes. Some green leafy vegetables including spinach and kale are also rich in beta-carotene.
LYCOPENE
It gives vegetables and fruits, such as tomatoes, pink grapefruit and watermelon, their red colour. A diet high in lycopene may be associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer and cardiovascular disease. It is found in abundance in tomatoes, watermelon, guava, papaya, apricots, pink grapefruit, blood oranges among others.
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VITAMIN E
Also known as alphatocopherol, this antioxidant fights heart disease, boosts immunity and helps stop cell damage that leads to skin cancer. It keeps the ravages of time from showing up on our face and keeps our skin younger, prettier. If you chew almonds every day thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great news. Add to that tofu, broccoli and spinach regularly.
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It is involved in many critical biochemical reactions. It boosts the immune system and is needed for a healthy white blood cell count and antibody production. Best food sources for Zinc is seafood, lean meat, milk and nuts.
COENZYME Q10
CoQ10 is a cell-protecting tool. It has also been linked to the prevention of migraines and lowering blood pressure. Best food sources for CoQ10 are chicken breast and fish (all types).
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Famous as antidote for cold, vitamin C (also called ascorbic acid) protects our DNA and helps the body use vitamin E more efficiently. This vitamin protects blood vessels and reduces the risk of heart disease and stroke. Citrus is the route to take (oranges, lemons, limes). Also pick green peppers, broccoli, green leafy vegetables, strawberries and tomatoes and chew amla.
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Reading Corner Grab a copy and transport yourself to the world of books IN THE BONESETTER’S WAITING ROOM AARATHI PRASAD HACHETTE INDIA
Explore India’s medicinal practices with this book that investigates its diverse culture of medicine and its equally varied methods of treatment. The author’s journeys take her to a variety of specialists — from bonesetters in Hyderabad, asthma curers who make people swallow live fish to plastic surgeons catering to film stars in Mumbai. She also traces the mental health initiatives in Mumbai’s mega-slum, Dharavi, and ground-breaking neuroscience happening inside the Mughal walls of old Delhi. The book also provides a unique perspective on this diverse country through medicine.
SHASHI KAPOOR: THE HOUSEHOLDER, THE STAR ASEEM CHHABRA RUPA PUBLICATIONS
It is India’s first official biography on veteran star Shashi Kapoor. The book reflects the life of the charismatic star and the different roles he played on and off screen. Offering a glimpse into the life of Shashi Kapoor, the book sheds light on his various roles — as a son of Prithviraj Kapoor, husband of Jennifer Kendell, father of three children (Kunal, Karan and Sanjna) and a bright-eyed child star who entered Bollywood with Awara and became India’s biggest performer as an actor, director and a businessman. The undisclosed stories from the actor’s family members and co-actors add to the complete coverage the book provides on the actor’s life.
Entertainment Calling We bring you a selection of movies for the month
Director: Ali Abbas Zafar Cast: Salman Khan, Anushka Sharma, Randeep Hooda, Amit Sadh Release date: July 6
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ICE AGE: COLLISION COURSE
Director: Mike Thurmeier Cast: Ray Romano, Stephanie Beatriz, Simon Pegg, Jennifer Lopez, Melissa Rauch Release date: July 22
JASON BOURNE Director: Paul Greengrass Cast: Matt Damon, Alicia Vikander, Julia Stiles, Tommy Lee Jones Release date: July 29
The plot revolves around a wrestler, Sultan Ali Khan, who is based in Haryana. The film showcases his battles in life, both personal and professional.
Scrat’s epic pursuit of the elusive acorn catapults him into the universe where he accidentally sets off a series of events that tend to threaten the Ice Age world.
Matt Damon returns to action mode with another Jason Bourne movie. Now remembering who he truly is, he tries to uncover hidden truths about his past.
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etting highest placement record in 2015-16 as well, Lovely Professional University is making new strides in placements of its students in top brands every year. International placements by Qatar Airways at highest salary package of `20 lakh and Hyatt Hotel USA at `15 lakh are highlights of the session up to now. Other top salary offering companies remained Air India (`8.5 lakh), Practo Technologies (`7.08 lakh), Josh Technology (`6.5 lakh), LG Soft (`5.5 lakh) and many more. 200+ placement drives were made by top brands including 100+ drives for technology & sciences’ students and 60 for business administration students. Under these drives, LPU students have got placements in different sectors including Management, IT, Engineering, Banking, Agriculture, Consultancy, Architecture, Pharmaceuticals and other. By recruiting 550 students in a single drive, IT giant Cognizant once again remained top
recruiter across all the sectors and clusters. Cognizant has set new record of consecutive selection in large number in North India, after selecting 610 students previously. It is followed by Tech Mahindra’s selection of 249 students, I Gate Global Solutions’ 73, and in similar number by many other companies. Though companies from multiple sectors have recruited LPU students but the top sector to recruit largest number of LPU students again remained engineering. LPU School of Hotel Management led the race illustratively by witnessing 100% placements of its students. Management students are selected by globally giant
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companies including XL Dynamics (75), Think & Learn (33), Practo Technologies (32), MRF Tyres (13); engineering students by CSS Corporation (30), and so on. Pharmacy students are preferred in large number by prestigious companies including Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Abbot India, Jubilant Chemsys, LifeCell International, Omics Group; Hotel Management students by ITS Hotels, Bercos, The Grand, Zuri Whitefields; Fashion Technology students by Tommy Hilfiger, Biba Apparels, Madura Fashions, Vardhman Polytex; and agriculture students by Zenesis Agro-science and more. Education and physical education students also got coveted placements by Leap Start, Akal Academies, Focus Academy, and Imperial Sports Academy, Kooh Sports, Decathalon and more. LPU Chancellor Mr Ashok Mittal inspires the students with the words, “Always Think Big. LPU students have proven themselves in all spheres with great placement records during this session also. We feel proud when top recruiters speak overwhelmingly about potential of LPU students which make them secure placement offers semesters before their final examinations. Many a time students are seen pocketing more than 3-4 offers. I am happy to share that as per today, LPU alumni are working world over at packages up to `1 crore, and are employed with prestigious companies including Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Dell, Cisco, Oracle, Cadence and more.” Mr Mittal added, “Although LPU ensures that students remain industry ready by imparting them training of global standard, yet students are also encouraged to choose entrepreneurship as a career. I am proud to inform that one of our students has been included in Forbes list of billionaires also.”
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mini grass house Summer time is perfect time to be creative. Try your hand at this grass house. It will not only help the environment but make your place look good too STEP 1 Make sure you clean the sponges by rinsing them with plenty of clean water. Wring out, but do not dry fully.
STEP 2 Draw the shapes you want to cut on the sponges using the magic marker. Cut out the shapes carefully using the scissors.
STEP 3 To create the room, use a craft knife to cut most of the way through the sponge block to create the angle. Be careful not to cut all the way through.
STEP 4
MATERIAL NEEDED
• A bunch of ordinary household sponges (unused, varied colours) • Magic marker • Storage container (large, plastic) • Scissors • Craft knife • Fast-growing grass seed
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STEP 5 Add the bottom of the container to create a mini greenhouse and position the unit in a warm place with plenty of light. Trim the grass as it grows and water as regularly as needed.
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Build the house on the inside of the plastic container’s lid. Give the house a good spray with a water bottle so that it is damp throughout but not soaking. When wet, take a handful of grass and sprinkle it all over the sponges. Add a little extra spray of water to the seeds and remove excess seeds from the container lid.
STAR TRACKER
the Month ahead Be it love, career or health, here’s what July and your stars have in store for you Aries (Mar 20 - Apr 18)
Taurus (Apr 19 - May 19)
Gemini (May 20 - Jun 20)
This is not a good time to push for results, scrutinise situations or move to a new location. Others will have the upper hand, so avoid confrontation. Don’t forge ahead blindly. Slow down, plan carefully and proceed with caution. Get a second opinion.
You will have luck in a new business enterprise. Let go of the situations that no longer serve a purpose in your evolution. You will be worried about your finances because of a sudden loss or severance of income. You will realise a relationship has come to an end.
Luck will be with you in transforming negative situations into positive ones. You’ll have to confront someone in order to collect money that should have been paid to you, or to regain ownership or get the paperwork moving as it will be a delicate situation.
Lucky colour Mustard Lucky No. 6
Lucky colour Lilac
Lucky colour Black
Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 21)
Leo (Jul 22 - Aug 21)
Virgo (Aug 22 - Sep 21)
An offer is about to be presented, but if you don’t feel right about it or it isn’t enough, don’t sell yourself short or settle for less. There is something better on the horizon. Financial arrangements will be discussed and business profits will increase.
You’re going to experience a new beginning which will help you to regain a sense of peace, emotional balance, and/or power in your life or career. You will feel betrayed or abandoned by your partner and a divorce or parting is imminent.
You will be unhappy with the status of your work and will want things to change or improve. Don’t worry about your finances as you’ll make enough money. You will be pleased about a new and promising opportunity or the birth of a new talent or career potential.
Lucky colour White
Lucky colour Burgundy
Lucky colour Parrot Green
Lucky No. 4
Lucky No. 8
Lucky No. 2
Lucky No. 3
Lucky No. 9
Libra (Sep 22 - Oct 22)
Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 20)
Sagittarius (Nov 21 - Dec 20)
Strife, conflict, confusion and despair over old wounds or grudges will cease to exist. You will be paid what is owed or due to you, but will feel cheated. You are going to be disappointed in a relationship you thought would work but didn’t.
Partnerships will have to be put on hold. Future will look uncertain. You’ll have discussions about upcoming mergers and business projects. However, mixing business with friendship could prove to be a bad idea now.
Projects will be a ‘go’. A letter containing money from the past could come. You will see improved conditions in the form of a money judgment, payment on an investment, or profit sharing. You might have health problems due to stress.
Lucky colour Turquoise
Lucky colour Steel Grey
Lucky colour Orange
Lucky No. 1
Lucky No. 2
Lucky No. 7
Capricorn (Dec 21 - Jan 19)
Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18)
Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 19)
You will experience temporary blocks in your progress with nothing progressing, but things will improve considerably and you’ll have more work than you can handle (or want). You will acquire money from more than one source.
You’ll begin a new enterprise, which will afford you the opportunity to work with or teach the public on a bigger scale. If you have been thinking about leaving your current job or taking a leave of absence for some time, you will do it soon.
You will be considering a new partner for future ventures. You will be writing a book or working on a new concept or project. Money will soon be received for artistic, creative or inspired ventures. Marriage or live-in arrangement is also on the cards.
Lucky colour Lemon yellow
Lucky colour Brown
Lucky colour Peacock Blue
Lucky No. 5
Lucky No. 9
Lucky No. 6
Poonam Sethi is an internationally-acclaimed Tarot card reader, Reiki healer, colour therapist, Feng Shui practitioner, crystal healer, a specialist in removal and balancing the negative evil eye energies and a rudraksha consultant. She can be contacted at poonamsethi27@hotmail.com 84 | Rail Bandhu - July 2016
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txg ekusHkatu gSA ;gka ls vki landQw tk ldrs gSaA ekusHkatu esa cknyksa ds chp vkidh jksekapdkjh ;k=k vkjaHk gksxhA bl iwjs jkLrs ls vkidks ,d vksj daputa?kk vkSj mlds cxy esa ekmaV ,ojsLV fn[kkbZ nsxkA cl ekSle lkQ+ gksuk pkfg,A vxj ekSle lkQ+ gks rks feV~Vh dh lkSa/kh lqxa/k] gjs&Hkjs isM+ksa dh vuar J`a[kyk vkSj iŸkksa dh ljljkgV vkidk eu eksg ysxhA jkLrs dk igyk iM+ko es?kek xkao gS tks yxHkx nl gt+kj QqV dh ÅapkbZ ij fLFkr gSA bldk vFkZ gS cknyksa dk ?kjA ;g leLr ekxZ Hkkjr&usiky lhek ds chp gS vkSj lhek ij cls bl NksVs ls xkao esa dsoy 15&20 ?kj gSaA lkjk jkLrk vksl vkSj dksgjs ds dkj.k xhyk&xhyk lk yxrk gSA lc dqN BaM dh pknj esa fyiVk lk izrhr gksrk gSA bl xkao ds ckn jkLrs esa chdsHkatu ,oa db;kadkaVk xkao vkrs gSaA rRi’pkr vkrk gS landQw xkaoA blds ckn vkrh gS dkyhiks[kjh tks leqnz ry ls yxHkx 11 gt+kj QqV dh ÅapkbZ ij fLFkr
3LFky n’kZuh;
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LVs’ku dh tkudkjh U;w tyikbZxqM+h taD’ku esa vkB IysVQ+kWeZ gSaA vki ;gka 12436 ubZ fnYyh&fMczwx<+ Vkmu jkt/kkuh ,Dlizsl] 15602 iwoksZŸkj lEidZ Økafr ,Dlizsl] 12424 xqokgkVh jkt/kkuh ,Dlizsl vkfn jsyxkfM+;ksa }kjk igqap ldrs gSaA ;gka ls landQw 116 fdyksehVj gSA pkj ?kaVs dk le; yxsxkA
flaxkyhyk jk"Vªh; m|ku
;gka ij vki yky ikaMk ,oa fgeky; esa jgus okys dkys Hkkyw ns[k ldsaxsA landQw ls nl fd-eh- nwj bl m|ku esa nqyZHk if{k;ksa dh dbZ iztkfr;ka Hkh gSaA
gSA ;gka izd`fr dk ,slk peRdkj gS fd fdruh gh BaM D;ksa u iM+s] bl >hy dk ikuh dHkh ugha terkA leLr ekxZ tysch dh rjg pDdjnkj gSA ;gka fLFkr Vhys ,oa igkM+ ,d nwljs ls vkxs fudyus dh gksM+ esa ut+j vkrs gSaA iwjs jkLrs esa vkidks nsonkj ds Åaps&Åaps o`{k feysaxsA nwj&nwj rd Q+Sys gjh ?kkl ds eSnku] LoPNan fopjrs ;kd] ?kkfV;ka vkSj <sjksa egdrh rFkk lqxa/k fc[+ksjrh ,slh ouLifr;ka fd vki mUgsa ns[krs Fkd tk,a fdarq mudk var u gksA euksgkjh ifjn`’; bu lcds ckn landQw xkao vkrk gSA fgeky; dh pksVh ij clk ;g xkao djhc QqVckWy ds eSnku ftruk cM+k gSA blds ,d vksj Hkkjr rFkk nwljh vksj usiky gSA ;gka 25&30 ?kj fLFkr gSa vkSj lHkh ydM+h ds cus gSaA leqnz ry ls yxHkx 12 gt+kj QqV dh ÅapkbZ ij fLFkr landQw dk n`’; euksgkjh gSA lfnZ;ksa esa rks ;g
Q+kyqr VªSd
vki VªSfdax djds landQw ls 20 fd-eh- nwj fLFkr Q+kyqr rd vklkuh ls igqap ldrs gSaA ;gka ds uk;kc izkd`frd ut+kjs fuLlansg vkidk eu eksg ysaxsA
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;q) Lekjd
;q) esa 'kghn gq, xksj[kk lSfudksa dks J)katfy nsus ds fy, ;gka ls 71 fd-eh- nwj nkftZfyax esa Lekjd cuk gSA ;g i;ZVdksa ds vkd"kZ.k dk dsanz gSA
igkM+h {ks= landQw vkus okys i;ZVd fofHkUu ykWt esa Bgj ldrs gSaA ;gka gkse LVs dh Hkh lqfo/kk miyC/k gS
LFky cQ+Z ls <dk jgrk gS fdarq vU; ekSle esa ;gka gfj;kyh fc[+kjh jgrh gSA bruh ÅapkbZ ij tkus ij vkidks xeZ diM+ksa dh vko’;drk gksxh D;ksafd ;gka ij ckny Nk, jgrs gSaA dksgjs ,oa vksl ds dkj.k vkidks ;gka BaM dk vglkl gksxkA ;gka vki dgha ij Hkh [kM+s gks tk,a vkidks vius lkeus ,dne djhc ekmaV ,ojsLV vkSj daputa?kk pksfV;ka ut+j vk,axhA laHkor% fo’o dh lcls Åaph Øe’k% igyh vkSj rhljh pksVh blls vPNh dgha vkSj ls ut+j ugha vkrhA 'kqHkz] /koy cQ+Z ls vkPNkfnr ;s pksfV;ka vkids lkeus viuh laiw.kZ tknqbZ vkHkk fc[+ksjrh gqbZ ut+j vkrh gSaA 'kkar okrkoj.k esa iŸkksa dh ljljkgV vuks[kh yxrh gSA izd`fr ds cnyrs Lo:i ds chp dHkh ;s pksfV;ka jgL;e;h rks dHkh eqLdqjkrh gqbZ yxrh gSaA ;s bruh ikl eglwl gksrh gSa fd cl yxrk gS tSls gkFk c<+k;k vkSj <sj lkjh cQ+Z cVksj yhA jksekapd xarO; lqcg vxj ckny u Nk,a vkSj ekSle lkQ+ jgs rks ;gka dk ifjn`’; vn~Hkqr yxrk gSA ;gka ls lw;ksZn; dk lqanj ut+kjk ns[kus dks feyrk gSA losjs pksVh ds pkjksa vksj dkys] lQ+sn] uhys] LysVh ckny ,df=r fn[kkbZ nsrs gSaA nkfguh vksj ls yxHkx lok pkj cts cknyksa ds chp gYdk flanwjh jax mHkjrk gSA fQ+j /khjs&/khjs bap nj bap lw;Z cknyksa ls ckgj fudy vkrk gSA lkgfld [ksyksa esa #fp j[kus okyksa ds fy, ;g ekxZ pqukSrhiw.kZ gSA ,slh pqukSrh ftls Lohdkj djus esa mUgsa Hkjiwj vkuan feysxkA blh Hkkouk ls ogka tkuk Hkh pkfg, rHkh ;k=k dh ijs’kkfu;kas dk vkHkkl ugha gksxkA
¼Åij½ i;ZVd landQw ls thi }kjk Q+kyqr VSªd rd tk ldrs gSa ¼uhps½ ;gka ds fuoklh csgn ljy thou thrs gSa vkSj /kkfeZd izo`fŸk ds gksrs gSa
pyu izpyu
,d vuks[kk
vuq"Bku da/ks ij dkaoM ysdj yk;s x, xaxkty ls f'kofyax ds tykfHk"ksd dh vuks[kh ijaijk jgh gSA vkLFkk ls tqM+s bl vk;kstu ds ckjs esa vkb, vkSj tkusa ys[k% eatw usxh] Nk;kfp=% jktho jLrksxh
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ou dkss f’ko dk fiz; ekg ekuk tkrk gS] blfy, Jko.k ekg esa ns’k ds fofHkUu fgLlksa esa fLFkr T;ksfrfyaZxksa ds fo’ks"k vfHk"ksd dh ijaijk lfn;ksa ls gSA bl ekg nqX/k] ?kh] 'kgn o ifo= ufn;ksa ls yk, x, ty ls f’kofyax dk vfHk"ksd fd;k tkrk gSA f’ko HkDr gfj}kj] xkseq[k rFkk vU; ifo= LFkyksa ls dkaoM+ esa xaxkty Hkjdj ykrs gSaA bl ijaijk dks ge dkaoM+ ;k=k ds uke ls tkurs gSaA Jko.k dh f’kojkf= ij bl ty ls J)kyqtu ,d vuq"Bku ds :Ik esa f’kofyax dk vfHk"ksd djrs gSaA laiw.kZ mÙkj Hkkjr esa dkaoM+&;k=k ds ek/;e ls f’ko esa vkLFkk ds n’kZu gksrs gSaA bl volj ij J)kyqtu ru ij dslfj;k oL= /kkj.k dj rFkk da/ks ij dkaoM+ mBk, dbZ fdyksehVj dh iSny ;k=k djrs gq, lM+dksa ij fn[kkbZ nsrs gSaA mudh bl lkgfld ;k=k dk ,d gh y{; ^f’kofyax dk tykfHk"ksd* gksrk gSA izpfyr ekU;rk,a bl ;k=k ds nkSjku dkaofM+;ksa ds eq[k ls fudys ce&ce Hkksys ds mn~?kks"k ls lkjk okrkoj.k f’koe;
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gks tkrk gSA oSls rks dkaoM+ ;k=k ds laca/k esa fganw /keZxzaFkksa esa dgha Li"V :i ls mYys[k ugha feyrk fdarq bl ijaijk dh 'kq#vkr vkfndky ls ekuh tkrh gSA bl lanHkZ esa dqN ekU;rk,a izpfyr gSaA fdaonarh gS fd lqj&vlqjksa }kjk fd, x, leqnz eaFku ls leqnz ls fo"k fudykA blls laiw.kZ czãkaM ds u"V gksus dk [krjk mRiUu gks x;kA 'kadj us rc fo"k ihdj czãkaM dks rks cpk fy;k fdarq mudk daB uhyk gks x;k rFkk muds 'kjhj ls Å"ek izLQqfVr gksus yxhA fo"k ,oa Å"ek dk izHkko 'kkar djus ds fy, HkksysukFk us xaxk dh ,d /kkjk esa tykorj.k fd;kA blls ml /kkjk dk ty Hkh uhyk iM+ x;k FkkA ty/kkjk ls mudh Å"ek rks 'kkar gks xbZ] ysfdu daB ges’kk ds fy, uhyk gks x;kA blfy, Hkxoku f’ko dks uhydaB Hkh dgrs gaSA vkt ml /kkjk dks uhy/kkjk ds uke ls tkuk tkrk gSA ;g ifo= /kkjk vkt Hkh gfj}kj ds fudV cg jgh gSA dgk tkrk gS fd LdUn iqjk.k esa Hkh blh uhy/kkjk dk o.kZu fd;k x;k gSA fo"k ds izHkko ls iwjh rjg eqDr gksus ds fy, Hkxoku f’ko us ftl ioZr ij lk/kuk dh] og ioZr uhydaB ioZr dgykrk gSA uhydaB ioZr ds ftl LFky ij Hkxoku f’ko us lk/kuk dh ml LFky ij iadtk o ueZytk uke dh nks fge lfjrkvksa us lSdM+kas o"kksZa rd f’ko dk tykfHk"ksd fd;k] rc blds ckn gh Hkxoku f’ko fo"k izHkko ls eqDr gq,A ;g ekU;rk gS fd Hkksys 'kadj tykfHk"ksd ls izlUu gksrs gSaA gfj}kj esa esyk dkaoM+ ;k=k dk HkO;re :i mÙkjk[kaM esa fLFkr gfj}kj esa ns[kk tk ldrk gSA vf/kdka’k dkaofM+;s ;gka ls gh xaxkty ysdj pyrs gSa] ysfdu dqN lkglh
LVs’ku dh tkudkjh gfj}kj taD’ku fnYyh&nsgjknwu rFkk gkoM+k&nsgjknwu jsyekxZ ij fLFkr gSA mŸkj jsyos {ks= ds eqjknkckn laHkkx ds varxZr ;g ,d egŸoiw.kZ jsyos LVs’ku gSA bl jsyos taD’ku dh mŸkj fn’kk esa 66 fd-eh- nwj mŸkjk[kaM dk nsgjknwu rFkk if’pe fn’kk esa 80 fd-eh- nwj mŸkj izns’k dk vge jsyos LVs’ku lgkjuiqj fLFkr gSA gfj}kj loZizFke 1886 esa ok;k y’dj ds ek/;e ls tksM+k x;k FkkA gfj}kj jsyykbu dks 1906 esa nsgjknwu rd c<+k;k x;kA bl jsyos LVs’ku esa ukS IysVQ+kWeZ gSaA ;gka 45 jsyxkfM+;ka #drh gSa rFkk 29 cudj pyrh gSaA ubZ fnYyh&nsgjknwu 'krkCnh ,Dlizsl 12017] fnYyh ljk; jksfgYyk elwjh ,Dlizsl 14041] nsgjknwu tu’krkCnh 12055 rFkk uank nsoh ,Dlizsl 12205 ds ek/;e ls vki ;gka igqap ldrs gSaA www.railbandhu.in
vkt dy Mkd dkaoM+] >wyk dkaoM+ ,oa eksckby dkaoM+ tSls uohu izdkj ns[kus dks fey jgs gSa dkaofM+;s xkseq[k ls Hkh ty ysdj vkrs gSaA blfy, gfj}kj eas bu fnuksa dqEHk esys dk lk ekgkSy cu tkrk gSA blds vykok jksM+h csyokyk o ek;kiqj ij Hkh dkaofM+;ksa ds jsys ns[ks tk ldrs gSaA ml le; gfj}kj ls ysdj fnYyh rd lM+d ds ,d vksj dkaofM+;ksa dh drkjsa pyrh gSaA ;g Øe fnu&jkr ns[kus dks feyrk gSA lkou ekg ds vkjaHk ls gh gfj}kj esa dkaoM+ cukus o mUgsa ltkus dk dkjksckj t+ksjksa ls pyus yxrk gSA gj dh ikSM+h ds fudV iar}hi ls jksM+h csyokyk rd fo’kky dkaoM+ ckt+kj ltrk gSA fu;eksa dk ikyu dkaoM+ ;k=k dM+s fu;eksa ls dh tkrh gSA ,d ckal ds nks Nksjksa ij Vksdjh esa ;k jLlh }kjk yVdkdj xaxkty ds ik=ksa dks da/kksa ij j[kdj pyuk iM+rk gSA J)k o yxko ds dkj.k gh os dkaoM+ dk iwjk Ja`xkj djrs gSaA dkaoM+ ik= esa xaxkty Hkjus ls igys xaxk eka dh iwtk Hkh dh tkrh gSA dkaoM+ /kkj.k djus ds ckn leLr ekxZ esa dkaoM+ dks Hkwfe ij ugha j[krsA blls tqM+k ,d dfBu fu;e ;g Hkh gS fd bls o{k ls uhps ysdj ugha pyrsA da/kk cnyus ds fy, Hkh dkaoM+ dks ihB dh vksj ls ys tkuk gksrk gSA ekxZ esa foJke djuk gks rks dkaoM+ dks fdlh Åaps LFkku ij j[kuk gksrk gSA vius&vius fu/kkZfjr LFkkuksa ij igqapdj dkaofM+;s LFkkuh; eafnjksa esa f'kofyax ij tykfHk"ksd djrs gSaA bl vuq"Bku ds i'pkr gh mudh ;k=k lEiUu ekuh tkrh gSA - tqykbZ 2016 | 91
gekjh ijaijk
b= gSa
fofp=
lnk ls b= lqxa/k ds fy, tkus tkrs jgs gSa fdarq vkidks vk’p;Z gksxk fd ;s jksx nwj djus esa Hkh dkjxj gSa vfer ikjk’kj
b
= dh Hkhuh&Hkhuh lqxa/k u dsoy yxkus okys dks vfirq ml O;fDr ds vklikl ds yksxksa dks Hkh vuks[ks vglkl ls vfHkHkwr dj nsrh gSA b= yxkus dh ijaijk lfn;ksa iqjkuh gSA yksxksa dh /kkj.kk gS fd ;s dsoy lkSan;Z izlk/ku dh oLrq gS fdarq bl rF; dks de yksx gh tkurs gSa fd buesa jksx nwj djus dh i;kZIr {kerk gksrh gSA b= dk mi;ksx vki csf>>d gj ekSle esa dj ldrs gSaA gj ekSle ds fy, fo’ks"k b= cuk, Hkh tkrs gSaA xq.kdkjh rŸo xfeZ;ksa esa vdlj ckgj tkus ij yw yxus dh vk’kadk jgrh gSA vxj vkidks rirh /kwi esa tkuk gks rks [+kl dk b= yxkdj gh ?kj ls fudysaA bls yxkus ls vkidks yw ugha yxsxhA vxj fdlh dks fexhZ dk nkSjk iM+ tk, rks mls rRdky b=&,&fxy lqa?kkuk pkfg,A ihfM+r dks rqjar ykHk feysxkA bls fo’ks"k feV~Vh dh lgk;rk ls cuk;k tkrk gSA ogha dsoM+k b= Hkh cgqr ykHkdkjh fl) gksrk gSA bls yxkus ij dSalj dk [+krjk de gksrk gSA vk/kqfud le; esa vdlj gj dksbZ ruko ls xzflr jgrk gSA pesyh dk b= lwa?kus ls ruko de gksrk gSA bruk gh ugha blls mPp jDrpki ij fu;a=.k ikuk laHko gSA nek ls ihfM+r O;fDr dks uhcw dk rsy lwa?kuk pkfg,A blls ihfM+r O;fDr dks lkal ysus esa enn feysxhA buds vfrfjDr b= esa mi;ksx gksus okyk panu dk rsy Nkrh ij yxkus ls iqjkuh ls iqjkuh [kkalh Bhd gks tkrh gSA orZeku esa ckt+kj esa feyus okys ^lsaV* esa jklk;fud rŸoksa dk feJ.k gksrk gSA blls u dsoy Ropk ij cqjk izHkko iM+ ldrk gS
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laLd`r ds xzaFk ^c`gr~lafgrk* esa b= dk mYys[k feyrk gSA ogha ^xa/kk ;qfDr* esa bls cukus dh fof/k nh xbZ gS vfirq vkidk LokLF; Hkh fcxM+rk gSA fdarq ikjaifjd :i ls cuus okys b= Ropk ij nq"izHkko ugha MkyrsA izkd`frd inkFkksZa dk mi;ksx bfrgkl ds v/;;u ls Kkr gksrk gS fd eqx+ydky esa jktk&egkjktk b= yxkus dk 'kkSd j[krs FksA vcqy Q+t+y us vdcj ds laca/k esa fy[kk gS fd ;g eqx+y lezkV izfrfnu b= yxk;k djrs FksA mUgsa Ån dh ydM+h ls cuk b= cgqr ilan FkkA eqx+y 'kkldksa dh jkfu;ka Hkh b= yxk;k djrh FkhaA uwjtgka ds fy, rks b= fo’ks"k :i ls izkd`frd rjhdksa ls rS;kj fd;k tkrk FkkA xqykc ls cuus okys bl b= dk uqL[+kk uwjtgka us gh b= cukus okys dkjhxjksa dks fn;k FkkA blh izdkj ls fguk ds Qwy ls b= cukus dk fopkj tgkaxhj dks vk;k FkkA ;g b= xqy fguk dgykrk gSA ;s pkj izdkj ds gksrs gSa & fguk] eq’dh fguk] eq’dh vEcj vkSj 'kekek rqy vEcjA gSnjkckn ds fut+ke dks pesyh ds Qwyksa ls cuk b= cgqr ilan FkkA b= ds 'kkSdhu yksxksa dks felz esa cus b= vf/kd ilan gSaA gkykafd Hkkjr esa cus b= dh e/; iwohZ ns'kksa esa cgqr ekax gSA gekjs ns’k esa lcls igys xqykc vkSj fguk ds Qwyksa ls b= cukuk vkjaHk fd;k x;k FkkA xqykc ls b= cukus dk dke mŸkj izns’k ds vyhx<+] ,Vk vkSj glk;u {ks=ksa esa O;kid Lrj ij gksrk gSA mŸkj Hkkjr esa eq[; :i ls pesyh] pEik] eksaxjk vkSj Ån dh ydM+h ls b= cuk, tkrs gSaA Ån dk b= cukus ds fy, Ån dh ydM+h dks
tyk;k tkrk gSA panu dh ydM+h dh rks lwa?kdj lqxa/k yh tk ldrh gS fdarq Ån dh ydM+h tykus ij gh [+kq’kcw nsrh gSA Ån dh ydM+h dks dks;ys ij j[kdj tykrs gSaA
jkspd tkudkfj;ka
ekSle dk izHkko ekuoh; 'kjhj ij ekSle ds iM+us okys izHkko dks b= }kjk de fd;k tk ldrk gSA xfeZ;ksa esa 'kjhj dks BaMd igqapkus okys b= dk mi;ksx fd;k tkrk gSA buesa pesyh] xqykc] pEik] eksaxjk] dsoM+k vkSj [+kl ls fufeZr b= izeq[k gksrs gSaA ;s b= Hkhuh&Hkhuh lqxa/k okys gksrs gSaA bUgsa yxkus ij rkt+xh dh vuqHkwfr gksrh gSA ogha lfnZ;ksa ds fy, dqN vyx izdkj ds b= gksrs gSaA bUgsa yxkus ij xekZgV eglwl gksrh gSA BaMs ekSle esa yksx dLrwjh ¼e’d½] vEcj] dslj] Ån dk b= yxkrs gSaA d’ehj esa cgqr BaM iM+rh gS blfy, ogka ds fuoklh dslj ds b= dk vR;f/kd mi;ksx djrs gSaA cukus dh fof/k b= cukus ds fy, ikjaifjd crZuksa dk mi;ksx gksrk gSA buesa rkacs dh nsx vkSj Hkidk izeq[k gksrs gSaA nsx esa panu dk rsy Mkydj mls vkx ij j[k nsrs gSaA vkx esa miys Mkyrs gSaA panu dk rsy ftruk 'kq) gksxk b= dh xq.koŸkk mruh vPNh gksxhA blesa fdlh Hkh Qwy dh lqxa/k lekfgr gks tkrh gSA ftu Qwyksa dk b= cukuk gksrk gS nsx esa os Qwy Mky fn, tkrs gSaA Hkidk dks nsx ls tksM+ fn;k tkrk gS vkSj mlesa BaMk ikuh j[kk tkrk gSA nsx tc xeZ gks tkrh gS rks Hkidk esa j[ks ikuh ij rsy dh ijr te tkrh gSA Hkidk dks jkrHkj ds fy, j[k fn;k tkrk gSA rRi’pkr mlesa ls rsy fudkydj rkacs ds ,d vU; crZu esa Hkj nsrs gSaA bl crZu dks yxu dgrs gSaA yxu dk chl izfr’kr Hkkx dPph feV~Vh esa nckdj j[kk tkrk gSA yxu esa ekStwn inkFkZ gh b= dgykrk gSA dhi dh enn ls b= dks NksVh&NksVh vkd"kZd 'khf’k;ksa esa Hkj fn;k tkrk gSA
xqykc dk b= ,d yhVj b= cukus ds fy, 10 Vu xqykc dh t+:jr iM+rh gSA
panu dk b= nf{k.k Hkkjr esa bl b= dk fuekZ.k vis{kkd`r O;kid Lrj ij gksrk gSA
Ån dk b= jkt'kkgh ifjokjksa dk bfrgkl lk{kh gS fd os iq"iksa ls fufeZr b= dk iz;ksx izeq[krk ls fd;k djrs Fks www.railbandhu.in
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'khj&[kqjek dks ns[kdj gh [kkus okys ds eqag esa ikuh vk tkrk gS
yt+ht+ O;atuksa
dh lkSxkr ehBh bZn ij vki vius ifjtuksa ,oa fe=ksa ds lkFk bu Lokfn"V O;atuksa dk vkuan ys ldrs gSa
yt+ht+ O;atu [kkus dk flyflyk vkjaHk gks tkrk gSA bl volj ij ehBs esa 'khj&[kqjek vkSj flob;ka rks curh gh gSa ijarq uedhu O;atuksa ds fcuk ;g R;ksgkj v/kwjk lk izrhr gksrk gSA
'khj&[kqjek lkexzh% flob;ka 100 xzke ¼,d di½] ?kh ,d cM+k pEep] nw/k ,d yhVj] dktw] fd’kfe’k] cknke vk/kk di] NksVh byk;ph ¼pkj&ikap Nhydj dwV yhft,½] phuh vk/kk diA mi;qDr% pkj ls N% yksxksa dks ijkslus ds fy,A
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