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CONTENTS 12-15
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Events in Arizona
Indian Diaspora
Sri Aadi Pooram
Arni The Bishnois Saharia
16-19 Cover story P V Sindhu
20-21 Infocus
44-47 Special Story Akshay Kumar
Rakshabandhan
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Vogue beauty awards 2016
world news Italy Earthquake
24-25 India news Sri Krishna Janmashtami
26-27 In Business
Events
54-61 Starryeyed Abhay Deol Pooja Hegde
62-63 Indian food Cucumber kichadi
GST bill
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Health & Fitness
NRI Immigration Trump set to make immigration changes
30-31 NRI Profile Dr. Narinder Singh
Little things for Happy Living
66-67 Kids Special Toddler care, a difficult enjoyment
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12 30
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CONTENTS 68-75 Indian Travelogue Mathura
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108-109 Indian Vasthu Corner
Mauryan Empire
Star of the month
110-113
Remo D’Souza Lavanya Tripathi
Shishunaga Dynasty
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116-117
Technology Water in Mars Not yet confirmed
88-93 Fashion Week LakmĂŠ Fashion Week 2016
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Indian History
Automobiles Driverless taxis
118-119 Sports Roundup Rio 2016
Beauty Tips
120-123
Nail Art
Celebrity of the Month
98-101 Jewels of Indian Origin Traditional Indian Jewellery
102-103 Relationship Surviving a Difficult Relationship
Hrithik Roshan
124-125 Indian Yoga Kukkutasana
128-130 Star Gazing
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132-142
life style
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Importance of having an healthy lifestyle
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EVENTS IN ARIZONA
Sri Aadi Pooram Sri Venkata Krishna Kshetra Temple celebrated Sri Aadi Pooram on Friday August 05, 2016. The program started at 6.00 pm with Recitation of Sri Thiruppavai followed by Recitation of Sri Lalitha Sahasranamam and Sri Lakshmi Ashtottara Kumkuma Archana. Temple will provided Deepam and Sarees as Prasadam for 108 Sumangalis. All participants brought fruits and flowers. Maha Prasadam was served after the Pooja.
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Sri Vara Mahalakshmi Vrutha Pooja Sri Vara Mahalakshmi Vrutha Pooja was conducted at Sri Venkata Krishna Kshetra Temple, 615 S Beck Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281 on Friday, Aug 12, 2016. Indian diaspora attended the pooja in large numbers and received the blessings of Sri Vara Mahalakshmi for a prosperous life.performance by Shri Gurudas Maan has taken over the audience to the extreme of entertainment.
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EVENTS IN ARIZONA
Carnatic Flute and Saxophone concert Carnatic Flute and Saxophone concert by Ankith Raaman was conducted on Sunday, Aug 14, 2016 at SVK Temple, 615 S Beck Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281. The program was attended in numbers from the Indian community. Ankith made an appeal to the audience that “every $15 of your contribution will feed a growing child in the under-served section of our society to get nutritious lunch at school for a whole year! It will also keep them in school for a good education, which otherwise they would not get. Please help this noble cause.�
Sri Raghavendra Swami Aradhana Sri Raghavendra Swami Aradhana was conducted at Sri Venkata Krishna Kshetra Temple, 615 S Beck Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281 on Saturday, Aug 20, 2016. Hindu community of the Indian diaspora attended the function and prayed to Sri Raghavendra Swami. The occasion has made the venue reverberating with spiritual vibrations.
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EVENTS IN ARIZONA
Sri Krishna Janmashtami Sri Krishna Janmashtami was celebrated by the Indian Diaspora on Thursday, Aug 25, 2016 at Bharatiya Ekta Mandir, 2804 W Maryland Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85017. Everybody got immersed in the devotional atmosphere remembering the playtimes of little Krishna. Children were enjoying the celebrations by dressing up as little Krishna and gopis. The celebrations were able to resonate the message Love and innocence to the devotees.
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The Fall Concert The Fall Concert was organised on Friday, Aug 26, 2016 at Tempe Center For the Arts, 700 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Tempe, AZ 85281. Shujat kicked off the Sargam Society of America’s Inaugural Fall Concert Season. The grandson of the legend, Salamat Ali Khan, Shujat perfomed a mesmerizing blend of classical, Sufi and Pop music that is perfectly suited for every audience. The evening was filled with scintillating musical magic which has given the audience a special experience.
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COVER STORY
India’s Silver Medal in Rio Olympics
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P V Sindhu Pusarla Venkata SINDHU, born on 5 July 1995 became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal. Sindhu came in to the international attention, when she broke into the top 20 of the BWF World Ranking in September 2012 at the age of 17.
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n 2013, she became the first ever Indian women’s singles player to win a medal at the Badminton World Championships. In March 2015, she became the youngest recipient of India’s fourth highest civilian honor, the Padma Shri. Her silver medal win in the women’s singles event of the 2016 Summer Olympics made
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her the first Indian shuttler to reach the final of an Olympics badminton event and the youngest Indian to make a podium finish in an individual event at the Olympics. India’s PV Sindhu thumped Nozomi Okuhara of Japan to enter the final of the women’s singles badminton competitions at the Rio Olympics 2016, registering a 21-19, 21-10 triumph in
straight games in the semifinals. It was a historic occasion for the Indian sports fraternity. Sindhu, tenth in the global rankings, lost to Spain’s Carolina Marin, ranked No 1, 21-19, 12-21, 15-21 to settle for silver. It was a remarkable achievement for the 21-yearold shuttler at her first Olympic games, as it did with five wins in a row, the
This is a wonderful moment for Indian sport. Journey begins here, I am sure this doesn’t stop here, we all will be joining that journey and are there to support you.
last two of which came over the world No 2 and No 5 respectively. On the biggest day of her career, Sindhu never stopped fighting and has won the biggest prize in the history of Indian badminton - an Olympic silver. “This is a wonderful moment for Indian sport. Journey begins here, I am sure this doesn’t stop here, we all will be joining that journey and
are there to support you. You will keep us giving number of occasions to celebrate,” cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar said. “The entire nation is happy at this moment and jumping with joy, there are greater things to come,” he further said.
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INFOCUS
Festival of Brotherhood
Rakshabandhan The festival of brotherhood, RAKSHABANDHAN celebrated on 18 August 2016.
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Rakshabandhan is also called Rakhi Purnima or simply Rakhi or “Rakhri”, in many parts of India. The Hindu festival celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters. Rakshabandhan in Sanskrit literally means “the tie or knot of protection”. The word Raksha means protection, whilst Bandhan is the verb to tie. Rakshabandhan is observed in the Hindu calendar month of Srava and typically falls in the month of August every year. On the morning of Raksha Bandhan the brothers and sisters get together, often wearing new dress in the presence of parents, grandparents and other family members. If the sister and brother are geographically separated, the sister may mail the Rakhi ahead of the Raksha Bandhan day. The ritual typically begins in front of a lighted lamp (diya) or candle, which signifies fire deity. The sister and brother face each other. The sister ties the Rakhi on her brother’s wrist.
The brother gives his sister(s) gifts such as cards, clothes, money or something thoughtful. The brother may also feed his sister, with his hands, one or more bites of sweets, dry fruits and other seasonal delicacies. They hug, and the larger family ritually congratulate the festive celebration of brothersister love and protection. The sister performs a Rakhi ceremony, then prays to express her love and her wish for the well being of her brother; in return, the brother ritually pledges to protect and take care of his sister under all circumstances. It is one of the several occasions in which family ties are affirmed in India. There are many interesting stories associated with rakshabandhan . The most common one is from the Mahabharata, which acknowledges the relationship between Lord Krishna and Draupadi. According to the epic, one morning, when Lord Krishna was flying a kite
he cut his finger with the thread. Draupadi saw him bleeding profusely, ran to him, tore a piece from her sari and tied it around his finger. Lord Krishna was so touched that in return he promised to protect her from all evil, forever. And he did all along, especially during her ‘cheerharan’ by the Kauravas. One of the famous historical stories involve Emperor Humayun and Rani Karnavati of Mewar. When Mewar was attacked twice by Bahadur Shah Zafar in the mid 16th century, she sent a letter with a rakhi to Humayun as a last resort, to help her. The emperor was very touched by the gesture, and immediately left the military campaign that he was then involved in to protect her. Another one goes like, Alexander’s wife, Roxana, had heard of the festival of rakhi at the time when the Greek king was trying to invade India. To protect her husband ahead of the battle, Roxana had sent a rakhi to King Puru urging him to “protect” her husband. Thus, at the time of battle, when King Puru had the opportunity to kill Alexander, he refrained from doing so because of the vow he had made to his ‘rakhi sister’.
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WORLD NEWS
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Earthquake death toll nears 250
Hundreds of aftershocks have shaken the area since the earthquake. Two aftershocks registered 5.1 and 5.4 just before dawn. The earthquake was powerful enough to be felt in Bologna to the north and Naples to the south, both more than 220 km (135 miles) from the epicentre.
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“I haven’t slept much because I was really afraid,” said 70-year-old Arturo Onesi from the town of Arquata del Tronto, who spent the night in a tent camp for survivors and rescue workers. Monica, a survivor from the tourist town of Amatrice said, “We are sleeping in the car and there were shocks all night. When the biggest one came, the car started moving and shaking. But what have we got to lose now? We have lost our house. So many friends and family are dead. We have lost everything, even our fear.” “If we don’t get help, l’Arquata
is finished,” said Aleandro Petrucci, the mayor of Arquata del Tronto, which accounted for 57 of the confirmed deaths. “Here in the winter, the village is practically uninhabited but the population doubles or triples when people come back to their family houses in the summer,” he said. “The operation continued throughout the night and obviously there will be no letup until it is absolutely clear that there is no possibility of finding any more people in the ruins,” said Immacolata Postiglione, the head of the Civil Protection agency’s emergency unit.
“Here in the winter, the village is practically uninhabited but the population doubles or triples when people come back to their family houses in the summer,”
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INDIA NEWS
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Sri Krishna
Janmashtami The great exponent of the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna is one of the most powerful incarnations of Vishnu, the Godhead of the Hindu Trinity of deities. Of all the Vishnu avataras, he is the most popular and perhaps of all Hindu gods, the one closest to the heart of the masses. WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
Krishna was dark and extremely handsome. The word Krishna literally means ‘black’ and black also connotes mysteriousness. The birthday of Hinduism’s favorite Lord Krishna is a special occasion for Hindus, who consider him as their leader, hero, protector, philosopher, teacher and friend all rolled into one. Krishna took birth at midnight on the ashtami or the 8th day of the Krishnapaksha or dark fortnight as per the Hindu month of Shravan (AugustSeptember). This auspicious day is called Janmashtami.
Indian as well as Western scholars have now accepted the period between 3200 and 3100 BC as the period in which Lord Krishna lived on earth. The devotees of Lord Krishna observe fast for the whole day and night, worshipping him and keeping vigil through the night while listening to his tales and exploits, recite hymns from the Gita and sing devotional songs. Krishna’s birthplace Mathura and Vrindavan celebrate this occasion with great pomp and show. Raslilas or religious plays are performed to recreate incidents from the life of Krishna and to commemorate his love for Radha. Song and dance mark the celebration of this festive occasion, all over India. At midnight, the statue of infant Krishna is bathed and placed in a cradle, which is rocked, amidst the blowing of conch shells and the ringing of bells. In the south western state of Maharashtra, people enact the god’s childhood attempts to steal butter and curd from earthen pots beyond his reach. A similar pot is suspended high above the ground and groups of
young people form human pyramids to try and reach the pot and break it. The town of Dwarka in Gujarat, Krishna’s own land, comes alive with major celebrations as hordes of visitors flock to the town. Krishna Janmashtami is significant event in most Krishna temples. The cities and towns which are related to Lord Krishna, Janmashtami is a household celebration.
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Indian as well as Western scholars have now accepted the period between 3200 and 3100 BC as the period in which Lord Krishna lived on earth.
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IN BUSINESS
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Much awaited
GST bill passed by the parliament The Goods and Services Tax Bill or GST Bill, officially known as The Constitution (One Hundred and TwentySecond Amendment) Bill, 2014, proposes a national Value added Tax is passed by the parliament and is to be implemented from 1 April 2017. WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
The Goods and Services Tax (GST), the biggest reform in India’s indirect tax structure since the economy began to be opened up 25 years ago, at last looks set to become reality. Goods and Services Tax” would be a comprehensive indirect tax on manufacture, sale and consumption of goods and services throughout India, to replace taxes levied by the central and state governments. Goods and Services Tax would be levied and collected at each stage of sale or purchase of goods or services based on the input tax credit method. This method allows GSTregistered businesses to claim tax credit to the value of GST they paid on purchase of goods or services as part of their normal commercial activity. Taxable goods and services are not distinguished from one another and are taxed at a single rate in a supply chain till the goods or services reach the consumer. Administrative responsibility would generally rest with a single authority to levy tax on goods and services. Exports would be zerorated and imports would be
levied the same taxes as domestic goods and services adhering to the destination principle. Amalgamating several Central and State taxes into a single tax would mitigate cascading or double taxation, facilitating a common national market. The simplicity of the tax will lead to easier administration and enforcement. From the consumer point of view, the biggest advantage would be in terms of a reduction in the overall tax burden on goods, which is currently estimated at 25%-30%, free movement of goods from one state to another without stopping at state borders for hours for payment of state tax or entry tax and reduction in paperwork to a large extent. The tax rate under GST may be nominal or zero rated for the time being. It has been proposed to insulate the revenues of the States
from the impact of GST, with the expectation that in due course, GST will be levied on petroleum and petroleum products. ;font-family:Arial;msofareast-fontfamily:SimSun;fontsize:12.0000pt;” > The Prime Minister strongly condemned those who were attempted to glorify terrorists as martyrs. He said the world will appreciate India’s humanitarian approach, and uniform condemnation of all terrorist activities. He said that in the last few days the way the people of Balochistan, Gilgit, from Pak occupied Kashmir have thanked me, it is the honour to 1.25 billion people of India. I thank those people from Balochistan, Gilgit and Pak occupied Kashmir.
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NRI IMMIGRATION
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US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has signalled a possible shift in his hardline immigration policies, with plans to deport 11 million people who are in the country illegally. Mr Trump has put his vow to toughen the country’s immigration policies at the centre of his campaign.
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Mr Trump’s new campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, said that Mr Trump is committed to a “fair and humane” approach to those living in the country illegally. “What he supports is to make sure we enforce the law, we are respectful of those Americans who are looking for well-paying jobs and that we are fair and humane to those who live among us in this country,” Ms Conway said. “He’s wrestling with how to do that. People that are
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here unlawfully, came into the country against our laws, are subject to being removed. That’s just plain fact,” the Alabama politician Republican Senator Jeff Sessions said. “He definitely is seeking input from this group of Latinos in terms of immigration reform,” Jesus Marquez, a Nevada political analyst and Latino outreach strategist, said. “He is expecting for us to lay out points of a future plan for immigration.”
“Let’s remember that Trump started this campaign by calling Mexicans rapists and continued to find ways to disparage the Latino community by promising to implement a deportation force that would deport 16 million people, end DACA, end birthright citizenship, conduct round ups of families, ban Muslims and other immigrants from entering the United States, and build a concrete wall along the border. If true, this is a cynical attempt from Donald Trump to distract from
his dangerous policies that he doubled down on just this week in a new ad. Donald Trump will be Donald Trump and what’s clear is that he’s dangerous for the Latino community,” Hillary Clinton’s national political director, Amanda Renteria said.
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Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany
Father of Fiber Optics Narinder Singh Kapany is born on 31 October 1926 to a Sikh family in Moga, Punjab, India. He is an Indian-born American Sikh physicist known for his work in fibre optics. He was named as one of the seven ‘Unsung Heroes’ by the Fortune magazine in their ‘Businessmen of the Century’ issue (199911-22). He is also known as “Father of Fiber Optics”. The term fibre optics was coined by Narinder Singh Kapany in 1956. He is a former IOFS officer.
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A graduate of Agra University in India, he completed advanced studies in optics at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London and received his Ph.D. from the University of London in 1955. He subsequently moved to the University of Rochester and then to the Illinois Institute of Technology to continue his research and inventions in the areas of fiber-optics communication, lasers, biomedical instrumentation, solar energy and pollution monitoring. Dr. Kapany is not only a physicist but a businessman, an entrepreneur, a philanthropist and a sculptor all rolled into one. He founded Optics Technology Inc., Kaptron Inc., and K2 Optronics undertaking research and innovation in the field of fiber optics. He specialized in the process of management of technology and technology transfer through his entrepreneurial ventures. He has received many awards including ‘The Excellence 2000 Award’ from the USA Pan-Asian American Chamber of Commerce in 1998. He is a Fellow of numerous scientific societies including the British Royal Academy of Engineering, the Optical Society of America,
and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Global Communications Business. He founded K2 Optronics.
In 1960, he founded Optics Technology Inc. and was Chairman of the Board, President, and Director of Research for twelve years. In 1967 the company went public with numerous corporate acquisitions and joint-ventures in the United States and abroad. In 1973, Dr. Kapany founded Kaptron Inc. and was President and CEO until 1990 when he sold the company to AMP Incorporated. For the next nine years, Dr. Kapany was an AMP Fellow, heading the Intrapreneur & Technical Expert Program and serving as Chief Technologist for
Dr. Kapany, as an academician has taught and supervised research activity of postgraduate students. He was a Regents Professor at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB), and at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). He was also Director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development (CIED) at UCSC for seven years. At Stanford University, he has been a Visiting Scholar in the Physics Department and Consulting Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering.
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Historical Handloom Silk Arni is located in the district of Thiruvannamalai in the state of Tamilnadu. Arni is one of the most important Silk centers of Tamil Nadu. The town is situated at a distance of 132 kms to the West of Chennai. Arni - the city of silk is accessible from Vellore also. The main occupation of the people of Arni is in the field of Agriculture, Weaving, Growing Honey-bees and Poultry Farms. Arni is popular for its silk-weaving community. The town is also well known for its Paddy and Rice Business. In olden days Arni was called Aranyam means forest. The word Aranyam is now called as Arni. The WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
word Aar means Athi tree (Ficus glomerata) which has various applications in Ayurvedic medicine. Previously this region was surrounded with full of Athi trees. Also in the north of Arni, there is a river by name Kamandala Naga River. These trees and river look like an ornament hence the name Arni. Arni was ruled by Cholas after they defeated Pallavas.
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Some of the important Chola kings who ruled Arni are Kulothunga Cholan, Vikrama Cholan, Second Kulothunga Cholan, etc. During the rule of Vijayanagara Kingdom at Arni, Dasara function was celebrated grandly.
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Poosi Malai Kuppam is 12Kms away from Arni. Thirumalai Saheb built a sophisticated bungalow for his lovable Anglo-Indian lady there. Nestled among the hills between Arni and Vellore is a village called Padaiveedu. Padaiveedu is one of the most important ‘Sakthi Sthalas’ (place of power) in Thondainadu (a part of Tamil Nadu). Goddess Renugambal has self-manifested in this place, indicating “Sakthi is everything in this world” and offering her blessings along with Brahma, Vishnu and Lord Siva. In this place a number of sages performed penance and attained salvation. The existence of Banalingam and Nanakarshna Chakra consecrated by Adi Sankaracharya is the specialty of this place. This is the place where Saint Jamathagni did penance and attained Mukthi (salvation). As blessed by Lord Siva, Mother Renugambal kept her WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
Sirasu (head) for performing puja by devotees and to offer them her blessings. She took her body to Swargaloga (Heaven) along with Saint Jamathagni. This beautiful pastoral village was once the capital of Sambuvarayar Dynasty. During Nawab’s period there was a struggle between Britishers, Frankie’s and Nawab Hyder Ali. Finally, Britishers won the struggle
and they captured Arni. There is also a Palace near by the town, which is now used by the Agriculture Department. The freedom movement in Arni was started by A.M Parasurama Naicker, M.V. Subramanian Sasthriar, Y.N. Govindaraju Chettiar, etc. In1922, Mahatma Gandhi came to Arni twice to attend a meeting for Harijan’s development. The above mentioned people welcomed Gandhiji and also they took
The freedom movement in Arni was started by A.M Parasurama Naicker, M.V. Subramanian Sasthriar, Y.N. Govindaraju Chettiar, etc. In1922, Mahatma Gandhi came to Arni twice to attend a meeting for Harijan’s development. strength to the fabric and durability. That means that there will be 2400 threads in warp and wept.
part in “Simon Commission” movement. Encircled by mountains and hills, this place consists of 17 villages. Though the town is not well known outside of Tamilnadu, a bulk of India’s silk apparel is produced by the people of this town. Weaving is done by ladies and gents. Arni is well known for its traditional Arni Handlooms silk fabrics. Arni handlooms are well
known for the durability of the colours used in the yarn. Usually Arni handlooms are made in silk. The count used in weaving gives the softness and hardness of the fabric. The count in a handloom fabric means the number of threads woven length wise and breadth wise known as warp and wept respectively in a square inch. The count in the saree is 2400 which gives
The weavers are in this profession by tradition. The first flag hoisted in the Red Fort on the day of independence of India is a silk flag weaved in Arni.
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INDIAN DIASPORA FINE ART mixed in the yarn. The most important aspect in this process is the mixing of colours which will give unique and durable colour to the fabric. These yarns are then starched. Starching of the yarn is where the colour in the yarn will get more permanent nature and gives the yarn a polished look. Then it is turned in a charka. The turning in charka is where the yarn will become thread, which is used for wept.
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The loading of yarn in warp is the next process. Then yarn is loaded into the looms. The length of yarn which is loaded as warp is known as Pavvu. A weaver can make four sarees from one pavvu. It will take a week to weave one pavvu of four sarees.
Weaving:
- The looms used in Arni are mostly Frame looms. Frame looms are looms which are fixed in a frame and looms peddle will be at the floor level and the weaver will sit on a stool and use his hands and legs to weave. To create designs in the sarees, firstly, the design is been made in a computer and then that design is punched into thick cards and then this card is loaded into the Jacard in the loom, so
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The handlooms fabrics of Arni are famous for the softness and durability. The handloom fabrics are soft and comfortable to wear and is suitable for all climates. that according to the designs and the holes in the card, the needles will pull and put the threads which will create designs in the saree while weaving. Jacard is a box like structure at the top of the loom which contains needles which will read the punch card of designs. The weavers are into this profession traditionally. None of the weavers are trained but they have acquired this unique skill hereditarily from their ancestors. The art of weaving is passed on by the way of vision and practice. There are no theoretical explanations or training for weaving. The handlooms fabrics of Arni are famous for the softness and durability. The handloom fabrics are soft and comfortable to wear and is suitable for all climates. Mainly, Arni looms manufacture silk sarees, but now as per demand dress materials are also weaved.
are a saree is made with two different bodies on each side and two different pallus which can be used as two different sarees. Simillarly, sarees are designed so shrewdly that in one side of the body half will be in one colour and the other half with another colour and at the two ends different pallus and in the other side the entire body will be of one colour with one pallu. This saree can be used as three sarees. Another complicated design is that in one side of the saree there will two different colour in half portion each and at the two end two pallus, like that in the other side also two different colour in each half and two different pallus, so that this saree can be used as four different sarees. Arni is known for its special designs in the pallus.
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INDIAN DIASPORA TRADITION
The Bishnois a Vaishnavite sect
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Bishnoi (also known as Vishnoi) is a religious group found in the Western Thar Desert and northern states of India. They follow a set of 29 principles given by Guru Jambheshwar. Jambheshwar, lived in the 15th century, said that trees and wildlife should be protected, prophesying that harming the environment means harming oneself.
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Filter water, milk and firewood
Observe 30 days’ state of untouchability after child’s birth
Speak pure words in all sincerity
Observe 5 days’ segregation while a woman is in her menses
Adopt the rule of forgiveness and pity Don’t steal and not keep any intention to do it also
Bath early morning Do not condemn or criticize Obey the ideal rules of life: Modesty
Don’t lie
Obey the ideal rules of life: Patience or satisfactions
Don’t waste time on argument
Obey the ideal rules of life: Purifications
Fast on Amavashya and offer prayers to Vishnu
Perform Sandhya two times a day
Have pity on all living beings and love them
Eulogise their God, Vishnu, in evening hours (Aarti)
Do not cut green trees, save the environment
Perform Yajna (Havan) every morning
Crush lust, anger, greed and attachment
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Khejarli trees. Nearly two centuries ago, Maharajah Abhay Singh of Jodhpur required wood for the construction of his new palace. The king sent his soldiers to cut trees in the nearby region of Khejarli, where the village is filled with the large number of trees. Amrita Devi and local villagers came to know about it and stopped the king’s men. They told her that if she wanted the trees to be spared, she would have to bribe them. She refused to acknowledge this demand and told them that she would consider it as an act of insult to her religious faith and would rather give away her life to save the green trees. This is still remembered as the great Khejarli sacrifice. Bishnois who were killed while protecting the trees were buried in Khejerli village near Jodhpur, where a simple grave with four pillars had been erected. Every year, in September, Bishnois assemble there to commemorate the extreme sacrifice made by their people to preserve their faith and religion.
Amrita Devi and local villagers came to know about it and stopped the king’s men. They told her that if she wanted the trees to be spared, she would have to bribe them. The most prominent places of pilgrimage for the Bishnois is called Mukam in a temple in Nokha Tehsil, Bikaner District, Rajasthan. Other important pilgrimage places belonging to the Bishnois are Samrathal Dhora (situated 3 km from Mukam), Pipasar, Jangloo, Lohawat, Lodipur, Bhur Tiba and Prachin Vishnoi Mandir Kanth District, Moradabad, Sameliya, Rotu, Lalasar and Jambolav.
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INDIAN DIASPORA CULTURE
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Saharia the forest people
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Saharia, Sahar, Sehariya, or Sahariya is an indigenous Munda-speaking tribe in the Madhya Pradesh province of India. The Saharias are mainly found in the districts of Morena, Sheopur, Bhind, Gwalior, Datia, Shivpuri, Vidisha and Guna districts of Madhya Pradesh and Baran district of Rajasthan. `Sahra’ is being used as a synonym for the word `forest’. The scheduled tribe has been named as `Sahariyas’ only because it was totally dependent upon forests for its very existence in terms of its society, family, livelihood and everything else. The people of `Sahariyas’ tribe never used to bother about their future, because they were confident that forests, which they respect and protect, would never leave them hungry. The other groups of society have exploited the forests to the tilt, for meeting their own selfish-interests. Consequently, the very source providing the food security to the families of `Sahariyas’ tribe has been irretrievably damaged. Left with no alternative, the people of `Sahariyas’ tribe had to look out for labour work in the local stone mines to earn their livelihood. Slowly and slowly, they were becoming a tool of exploitation in the wider perspective of our social system. Due to the constant shrinking of forests and strict provisions of various forestry laws, the `Sahariyas’ tribe were left to face
an unending state of hunger. Respectability, Equality and Education, as enshrined in our Constitution, are not visible in this area and neither these people have any high expectations from the Society. They inhabit clusters of houses in areas called saharana outside the main villages. The housing is generally characterized by prehistoric standards made up of stone boulders and roofing by stone slabs that are locally called patore. Traditionally, Sahariyas trace their beginnings to the days of the Ramayana and beyond. They trace their origin from Shabri of the Ramayan. Some Sahariya’s claim descent from Baiju Bheel, a worshiper of the Hindu god Shiva. The tribe members believe in Hinduism’s folk gods and goddess that they worship and celebrate in major festivals: Veer Teja, Dhakar Baba, Durga, Hanuman, Lalbai, Bejasan, Savni Amavasya, Janmashtami, Raksha Bandhan, Deepavali, Holi and Teja Dashmi.
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Akshay Kumar’s
Shot will not be Missed Super talented actor Akshay Kumar scored two massive hits already this year with Airlift and Housefull 3. Both the movies minted huge money all over and ended up as blockbusters for the budget on which they have been made.
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Rustom released in over 2500 screens comfortably and it received exceptional response from the audience all over. As expected the movie opened with a bang and it completely dominated Hrithik Roshan’s Mohenjo Daro ending up as a massive hit.
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has been written by Vipul K Rawal and is being directed by Tinu Suresh Desai. Super talented direcor and close friend of Akshay Kumar, Neeraj Pandey co-produced the movie. Rustom is said be the story based on the story of the life incident of naval officer KM Nanavati and businessman Prem Ahuja. The movie released all over on August 12th across the world during the Independence day weekend. Rustom clashed with Hrithik Roshan’s Mohenjo Daro and analysts revealed that this has been one of the biggest clashes ever in the history of Bollywood. The songs and the theatrical trailer caught everyone’s attention before the release and created huge positive buzz. Rustom released in over 2500 screens comfortably and it received exceptional response from the audience all over. As expected the movie opened with a bang and it completely dominated Hrithik Roshan’s Mohenjo Daro ending up as a massive hit. Rustom is said to be one more feather added in the cap of Akshay Kumar. Tinu Suresh Desai directed the movie and Ileana D’Cruz essayed the female
lead. Eesha Gupta, Arjan Bajwa, Pavan Malhotra, Kumud Mishra and Usha Nadkarni played the other crucial roles in the movie. Made on a budget of Rs 50 crores, the film minted huge money across the globe and it collected over Rs 150 crores all over till date. Rustom is said to be a profitable project in its final run. Neeraj Pandey, Aruna Bhatia, Nittin Keni, Akash Chawla, Virender Arora, Ishwar Kapoor and Shital Bhatia produced Rustom on Zee Studios, KriArj Entertainments, Cape of Good Films and Plan C Studios banners. The music for Rustom is composed by Arko Pravo Mukherjee, Raghav Sachar, Ankit Tiwari, and Jeet Gannguli. while the lyrics are penned by Manoj Muntashir. Akshay Kumar has been quite delighted with the success of the film and he is in plans to do many such realistic films after super hits like Airlift and Rustom.
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BEAUTY AWARDS
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Abhay Deol is undoubtedly the most influential and versatile actors of Indian cinema. He never cared of commercial success and he has been signing innovative films right from his first day of his career.
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The actor was born on March 15th 1976 in the Deol family, an influential family of the Hindi cinema.He is the nephew of veteran actor Dharmendra. Deol made his on screen debut in 2005 with the romantic comedy Socha Na Tha. He gained praise for his performances in subsequent films including Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008) and Dev.D (2009). Deol's performance in 2011's top-grossing film Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara earned him his first nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. He has further receiving critical
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TARRYEYED acclaim for his roles in films such as Chakravyuh (2012), Shanghai (2012) and Raanjhanaa (2013), and being described as an actor who continuously understands how to play complex characters.
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Deol was born into a Jat Sikh family to Ajit Singh Deol and Usha Deol.He is the nephew of Film Actor Dharmendra, and the cousin of Esha Deol, Ahana Deol, Bobby Deol and Sunny Deol. Abhay Deol stated in an interview with Rediff that he is into acting not because of his father, but because he was involved in theatre since school. "At 18, I decided to take the plunge. It took me 10 years because I didn't want to leave my education to get into films". He made his film debut in the 2005 Imtiaz Ali film Socha Na Tha. His second film was Ahista Ahista in 2006. His first 2007 release was Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. which had a multi-star cast and emerged as a box office success.His second release for the year was Ek Chalis Ki Last Local. His third film in 2007 was Manorama Six Feet Under, which won the Best Film at the Mahindra Indo-American WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
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He made his film debut in the 2005 Imtiaz Ali film Socha Na Tha. His second film was Ahista Ahista in 2006. His first 2007 release was Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. which had a multi-star cast and emerged as a box office success.
Arts Council Film Festival in New York City. He also won Best Actor award for his role for the same.Deol devised and enacted the title role of Devdas in the 2009 film Dev.D. Nikhat Kazmi, the critic for Times of India gave the movie a perfect 5 out 5 stars in her review. In 2011, Deol starred in the comedy drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara alongside Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Katrina Kaif and Kalki Koechlin. He has taken huge gaps between his films and he rejected many regular commercial films in his career. The actor after a decent gap is back with his latest movie titled Happy Bhag Jayegi which has been directed by Mudassar Aziz. Abhay Deol, Diana Penty, Jimmy Shergill, Ali Fazal and Momal Sheikh played the lead roles in the movie which is said to be a comedy and
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thriller. The movie released all over on 19th August and it received critical acclaim all over. Anand L Rai and Krishika Lulla produced Happy Bhag Jayegi on Colour Yellow Productions and Eros International banner. Made on a decent budget, the film is said to mint decent money in its full run.
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The Beauty without Luck
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TARRYEYED Pooja is fluent in Tulu, English, Kannada and Hindi.During her time at college, she revealed she gained confidence by helping out with her mother's network marketing business, improving her networking skills. Her father is Manjunath Hegde and her mother is Latha Hegde. She regularly sought to enter in intercollegiate competitions, participating in dance and fashion shows.
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Pooja happenned to a former beauty pageant contestant, she was crowned as the second runner-up at the Miss Universe India 2010 competition, before going on to make her acting debut in Mysskin's Tamil superhero film Mugamoodi (2012). She then featured in the Telugu films Oka Laila Kosam and Mukunda (2014), while signing on to feature as the lead actress in Ashutosh Gowariker's Mohenjo Daro (2016). She competed in the Miss India 2009 competition, but was eliminated in an early round despite winning the Miss India Talented 2009 honour. She re-applied the following year and was the second runner-up in the Miss Universe India 2010 WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
Radhika Apte played the female lead in Superstar Rajinikanth’s latest release titled Kabali directed by PA Ranjith. The movie has been receiving stupendous response from the audience and the actress’s performance has been well appreciated.
competition, while also being crowned Miss India South Glamorous Hair 2010 in the subsidiary competition. She made her acting debut in Mysskin's Tamil superhero film Mugamoodi (2012) opposite Jiiva, portraying the female lead character of Shakthi, a fun-loving girl who inspires the male lead to change his outlook on society. However, the film received mixed to negative reviews from critics, hampering its progress, and the film ended up becoming a surprise commercial failure. Her performance in the film too has been criticized all over and the actress was initially disappointed. She then shifted her focus towards Tollywood and signed Oka Laila Kosam beside Naga Chaitanya in the direction of Vijay Kumar Konda. The movie is said to be a romantic entertainer produced by Nagarjuna’s Annapurna Studios however the film could not end up as a decent entertainer despite of the positive reviews. It was during this time she has been roped in to play the female lead in Mukunda which marked the debut of Mega Prince Varuntej
to Tollywood. Sreekanth Addala directed this romantic drama which too failed to make much impact at the box-office. After a series of failures, Pooja has been roped in for the female lead in Hrithik Roshan’s release movie Mohenjo Daro and she signed the film on spot. The actress has been quite excited with the film which has been directed by Ashutosh Gowariker. Leaving everyone in disappointment, the film too ended up as a massive failure which released during the Independence day weekend. Ashutosh Gowariker Productions and UTV Motion Pictures produced the film which has been made on a budget of Rs 120 crores. This is said to be the biggest failures among Hrithik’s films. AUGUST 2016 | WWW.AZWISHESH.COM
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Cucumber kichadi
Preparation Time : 5 Mins Cook Time : 15 Mins
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Ingredients
How to prepare
Cucumber - 1 big
Wash cucumber, peel off the skin and remove the seeds. Chop them into bite sized cubes.
Thick Curd - 1 cup Salt - to taste
In a kadai boil water add cucumber with required salt. Just cook till it becomes dry. Set aside.
To grind to a coarse mixture: Green Chilli - 1
Grind the ingredients listed under ‘to grind’ to a semi coarse paste.
Grated Coconut - 1/3 cup
Add the coarse paste to the cucumber and mix well.
Mustard Seeds - 1/8 tsp
Saute till raw smell leaves.
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Add salt and whisk curd.
To temper:
Add curd to cucumber mixture and give a stir.
Coconut oil - 2 tsp Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp Red Chillies - 1 broken
Temper the items in coconut oil and pour the seasoning to the pachadi. Cucumber kichadi is ready. Serve with rice.
Curry leaves - a small sprig
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Little things for
Happy Living The benefits of living a healthy life are pretty obvious. It makes you stay physically active and you don’t easily get sick. If you are healthy and active, you can do all the things you want to do. To practice a healthy lifestyle is about stopping unhealthy vices like smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages. Helpful tips for healthy living that you can consider include purifying the air in your own homes, taking vitamins and health supplements, and losing weight if necessary. When it comes to healthy eating, nothing can be healthier than eating vegetables, fresh fruits and drinking plenty of pure water. A healthy eating habit also means avoiding heavy dinners, junk foods and plenty of sweets and fatty foods. To avoid taking unhealthy snacks, it is advisable that you eat complex carbohydrates, vegetables and protein-rich foods during meals. Other
healthy foods that you can take are nuts like cashews, almonds, and walnuts. Drinking a cup of herbal tea instead of coffee is also a healthy option. Having a healthy and safe environment is also a must in order to live a healthy life. You can make your environment healthy by knowing the right place where to put the toxic waste and chemicals. It is an added responsibility in taking care for the wellness and healthy life of your children aside from your own physical health and well-being. Health care is also a very important part of living a healthy life. This covers regular medical checkups and screenings. It will help you reduce your spending on health care if
a health problem is treated earlier. Tips for healthy living will only become effective, if you religiously follow them with all your heart. All the benefits you will get from these are for your own good. You are primarily responsible for your own life. If you want a healthy and active life, no one else can help you achieve it without you helping yourself. Your doctor, gym instructor, family, friends or neighbors can help you live a healthy life, but without your personal desire and commitment to achieving it, everything else will fail. Always put in your mind that living a healthy life will lead you to living a happy, fulfilling and satisfying life. AUGUST 2016 | WWW.AZWISHESH.COM
KIDS SPECIAL
Toddler care a
Difficult Enjoyment The age when children begin to take their first steps is a new combination of strong curiosity and shaky coordination that can keep a parent literally on their toes.
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Whether eating off the floor or reaching for something hot, bolting towards the staircase or slamming every cupboard, risk-taking behaviors seem to take over. As your toddler learns to walk and speak, parenting on him or her becomes one of life’s enjoyable challenges. The love you feel for your child in these milestone moments may at times seem overshadowed by the necessity of saying “no” and gently removing them from every hazardous circumstance, while they kick and scream in frustration.
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How can you remain attuned to their needs, while being sensitive to their developing sense of self and wonder. Life can be frustrating for toddlers. Though eager to show their independence, toddlers cannot always move as swiftly as they would like to or express their needs. This combination can lead to tantrums and misbehavior. You have to teach your toddler to behave well by providing love, attention, praise, encouragement and a degree of routine. Positive attention should top the list of parenting tips for toddlers. Make sure that your
As your toddler learns to walk and speak, parenting on him or her becomes one of life’s enjoyable challenges
displays of affection towards your child outnumber any consequences or punishments. Hugs, kisses and good-natured roughhousing will reassure your child of your love. Frequent praise and attention also can motivate your toddler. As your child grows, he or she will display certain personality traits. Respect your child’s developing individuality and don’t expect him or her to be just like you. While you’re likely to notice certain features of your child’s temperament, avoid labeling them. Nurture your child’s personality by finding ways to help him or her feel confident. A strong-willed child, has perseverance. Build on your child’s strength by encouraging him or her to play with a challenging toy. AUGUST 2016 | WWW.AZWISHESH.COM
INDIAN TRAVELOGUE
Mathura Birth place of
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Lord Krishna Mathura is a city in the North Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is located approximately 50 km north of Agra, and 145 km south-east of Delhi, about 11 kilometers from the town of Vrindavan and 22 kilometers from Govardhan. It is the administrative centre of Mathura District of Uttar Pradesh. History According to the Archeological Survey of India plaque at the Mathura Museum, the city is mentioned in the oldest Indian epic, the Ramayana. The city WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
might also have got its name from a famous Yadav king Madhu who reigned around 1,600 BC. In the 6th century BCE Mathura became the capital of the Surasena Mahajanapada. The city was later ruled by the Maurya Empire (4th to
2nd centuries BC) and the Sangha dynasty (2nd century BC). It may have come under the control of Indo-Greeks sometime between 180 BC and 100 BC. It then reverted to local rule before being conquered by the IndoScythians during the 1st century BC. Archaeological
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INDIAN TRAVELOGUE evidence seems to indicate that, by 100 BC, there was a group of Jains living in Mathura.
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Mathuran art and culture reached its zenith under the Kushan dynasty which had Mathura as one of their capitals, the other being Purushapura (Peshawar). The dynasty had kings with the names of Kujula Kadphises, Kanishka, Huvishka and Vasudeva. All the Kushans were patrons of Buddhism except Vasudeo, mentioned on coins as Bazodeo. Kanishka even hosted the third Buddhist council, the first two being hosted by Ajatshatru and Ashoka the Great. The headless statue of Kanishka is in the Mathura Museum. Megasthenes, writer of the early 3rd century BC, mentions Mathura as a great city under the name (Methora). The Indo-Scythians (aka Sakas or Shakas) conquered the area of Mathura over Indian kings around 60 BC. One of their satraps was Hagamasha, who was in turn followed by the Saka Great Satrap Rajuvula. The findings of ancient stone inscriptions in Maghera, a town 17 km from Mathura, WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
The Mathura Lion Capital inscriptions attest that Mathura fell under the control of the Sakas.
provide historical artifacts giving more details on this era of Mathura. The opening of the 3 line text of these inscriptions are in Brahmi script and were translated as: “In the 116th year of the Greek kings.” The Mathura lion capital, an Indo-Scythian sandstone capital in crude style, dated to the 1st century CE,
describes in kharoshthi the gift of a stupa with a relic of the Buddha, by Queen Nadasi Kasa, the wife of the IndoScythian ruler of Mathura, Rajuvula. The capital also mentions the genealogy of several Indo-Scythian satraps of Mathura. Rajuvula apparently eliminated the last of the Indo-Greek kings, Strato II, around 10 CE, and took his capital city, Sagala. The Mathura Lion Capital inscriptions attest that Mathura fell under the control of the Sakas. The inscriptions contain references to Kharaosta Kamuio and Aiyasi Kamuia. Yuvaraja Kharostes (Kshatrapa) was the son of Arta, as is attested by his own coins. Arta is stated to be brother of King Moga or Maues. Princess Aiyasi Kambojaka, also called Kambojika, was the chief queen of Saka Maha Kshatrapa Rajuvula. Kamboja’s presence in Mathura is also verified from some verses of the epic, the Mahabharata, which are believed to have been composed around this period. This may suggest that Sakas and Kambojas may have jointly ruled over Mathura and Uttar Pradesh. It is revealing
that the Mahabharata verses only attest the Kambojas and Yavanas as the inhabitants of Mathura, but do not make any reference to the Sakas. Probably the epic has reckoned the Sakas of Mathura among the Kambojas or else have addressed them as Yavanas, unless the Mahabharata verses refer to the previous period of invasion and occupation by the Yavanas around 150 BC. The Indo-Scythian satraps of Mathura are sometimes called the “Northern Satraps”, as opposed to the “Western Satraps” ruling in Gujarat and Malwa. After Rajuvula, several successors are known to have ruled as vassals to the Kushans, such as the “Great Satrap” Kharapallana and the “Satrap” Vanaspara, who are known from an inscription discovered in Sarnath, and dated to the 3rd year of Kanishka (c 130 CE), in which they were paying allegiance to the Kushans. Mathura served as one of the Kushan Empire’s two capitals from the first to the third centuries. The Mathura Museum has the largest collection of red stone sculptures in Asia, depicting many famous Buddha figurines.
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INDIAN TRAVELOGUE Fa Xian mentions the city, as a centre of Buddhism about A.D. 400; while his successor Huan Tsang, who visited the city in 634 AD mentions as Mot’ulo, and said that it contained twenty Buddhist monasteries and five Brahmanical temples. Later, he went east to Thanesar, Jalandhar in the eastern Punjab, before climbing up to visit predominantly Theravada monasteries in the Kulu valley and turning southward again to Bairat and then Mathura, on the Yamuna river.
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The city was attacked and many of its temples destroyed by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1018 and again by Sikandar Lodhi, who ruled the Sultanate of Delhi from 1489 to 1517. Sikandar Lodhi earned the epithet of ‘But Shikan’, the ‘Destroyer of Hindu deities’. The Keshav Dev temple was partially destroyed by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, who built the city’s Jami Masjid (Friday mosque), believed to be on the Kishnajanmabhoomi. It was won over from the Mughals by the Jat kings of Bharatpur but subsequently the area was passed on to the Marathas who constructed a garbh-griha shrine sharing the wall of mosque. The garbh-griha mandir is a small underground temple WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
which houses black moorti of Laddu-Gopal. The ambience of this Kishnajanmabhoomi mandir has been made to resemble that of Prison cell. A noteworthy fact about this garbh-griha is that the wall just behind Laddu-Gopal belongs to Mosque which was constructed by Aurangzeb after destroying the ancient Keshav Dev temple. The Keshav Dev temple was built in ancient times on the site of Lord Krishna’s legendary birthplace (an underground prison). According to the Mahabharata and Bhagavata Purana epics, Mathura was the capital of the Surasena Kingdom, ruled by Kansa the maternal uncle of Lord Krishna. The bigger Lord Krishna shrine, better known as Dwarkadeesh temple is a few metres away from what is believed to be the actual birthplace of Lord Krishna, was built in 1815 by Seth Gokuldas Parikh, Treasurer of Gwalior.
Legends In the epic, the Ikshvaku prince Shatrughna slays a demon called Lavanasura and claims the land. Afterwards, the place came to be known as Madhuvan as it was thickly wooded, then Madhupura and later Mathura. The demon
In the epic, the Ikshvaku prince Shatrughna slays a demon called Lavanasura and claims the land. Afterwards, the place came to be known as Madhuvan as it was thickly wooded, then Madhupura and later Mathura. that Shatrughan killed, Lavanasura was the progeny of a devout king Madhu who gets Lord Shiva’s Trident in a boon in the Puranas. The Puranas ascribe the founding of the city to Ayu, the son of Pururavas and the celestial nymph Urvashi. Mathura is the birthplace of Lord Krishna at the centre of Braj or Brij-bhoomi, called Shri Lord Krishna JanmaBhoomi, literally: ‘Lord Krishna’s birth place’. Traditional belief based on scriptural details and astrological calculations gives the date of Lord Krishna’s birth, known as
Janmashtami, as either 18 or 21 July 3228 BC and departed on 3102 BC. Lord Krishna belonged to the Vrishni clan of Yadavas from Mathura and was the eighth son born to the princess Devaki and her husband Vasudeva. Mathura was the capital of the Yadavas, to which Lord Krishna’s parents Vasudeva and Devaki belonged. The king Kansa, Devaki’s brother, had ascended the throne by imprisoning his father, King Ugrasena. Afraid of a prophecy that predicted his death at the hands of Devaki’s eighth son, Kansa had the couple locked into a prison cell. After that Kansa killed the first six children and Devaki’s apparent miscarriage of the seventh (which was actually a secret transfer of the infant to Rohini as Balaram), Lord Krishna was born.
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Since Vasudeva believed Lord Krishna’s life was in danger, Lord Krishna was secretly taken out of the prison cell to be raised by his foster parents, Yasoda and Nanda, in Gokul. Two of his other siblings also survived, Balaram (Devaki’s seventh child, transferred to the womb of Rohini, Vasudeva’s first wife) and Subhadra (daughter of Vasudeva and Rohini, born
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INDIAN TRAVELOGUE much later than Balaram and Lord Krishna). Kansa sent an ogress named Putana to poison baby Lord Krishna with her breast milk. She approached him and suckled him. Instead of her poisoning him, he sucked the life out of her, revealing her true form.
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Nanda was the head of a community of cow-herders, and he settled in Vrindavan. The stories of Lord Krishna’s childhood and youth tell how he became a cow herder, his mischievous pranks as Makhan Chor (butter thief), his foiling of attempts to take his life, and his role as a protector of the people of Vrindavan. Lord Krishna is said to have killed the demons like Putana, sent by Kansa for Lord Krishna’s life. He tamed the serpent Kaliya, who previously poisoned the waters of Yamuna River, thus leading to the death of the cowherds. In Hindu art, Lord Krishna is often depicted dancing on the multi-hooded Kaliya. Lord Krishna is said to have lifted the Govardhan hill and taught Indra, the king of the Devas and rain, a lesson to protect native people of Vrindavan from persecution by Indra and prevent the devastation WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
of the pasture land of Govardhan. Indra had too much pride and was angry when Lord Krishna advised the people of Vrindavan to take care of their animals and their environment that provide them with all their necessities, instead of worshipping Indra annually by spending their resources. The spiritual movement started by Lord Krishna had something in it which went against the orthodox forms of worship of the Vedic gods. Lord Krishna lifted the Govardhan hill and held it over the people like an umbrella. The stories of his play with the gopis (milkmaids) of Vrindavan, especially Radha (daughter of Vrishbhanu, one of the original residents of Vrindavan) became known as the Rasa lila and were romanticized in the poetry of Jayadeva, author of the Gita Govinda. These became important as part of the development of the Lord Krishna bhakti traditions worshiping Radha Lord Krishna. On his return to Mathura as a young man, Lord Krishna overthrew and killed his maternal uncle, Kansa, after avoiding several assassination attempts from Kansa’s followers. He
Dwarkadeesh Temple
Situated adjacent to the holy river Yamuna, Dwarkadeesh Temple boast of unique architectural style of its own. This sacred abode of Lord Krishna was built by Seth Gokul Das Parikh in the year 1814
reinstated Kansa’s father, Ugrasena, as the king of the Yadavas and became a leading prince at the court. During this period, he became a friend of Arjuna and the other Pandava princes of the Kuru kingdom, who were his cousins. Later, he took his Yadav subjects to the city of Dwarka (in modern Gujarat) and established his own kingdom there.
Dwarkadeesh Temple Situated adjacent to the holy river Yamuna, Dwarkadeesh Temple boast of unique architectural style of its own. This sacred abode of Lord Krishna was built by Seth Gokul Das Parikh in the year 1814.One of the highly revered shrines in Mathura; this temple is magnificently placed in the heart of the city. Stunning structural design and marvelous paintings coupled with excellent carvings makes this holy shrine incomparable. Along with the idol of Lord Krishna, the temple depicts the images of his beloved consort Radha.
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His journey Remo D'Souza, born 2 April 1972 is an Indian dancer, choreographer, actor and film director. Although he is mainly involved in choreography, he has also contributed to other Indian film industries, mainly Bengali cinema.
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After years of experience as a choreographer, he turned director with FALTU which ended as a moderate hit. He made India's first 3D dance movie, ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance, with contestants from series 1 and 2 of Dance India Dance (Dharmesh Yelande, Salman Khan, Bhavna and Prince) and Prabhu Deva and Lauren Gottlieb from So You Think You Can Dance. His next directorial venture, ABCD 2, was released in June 2015. It stars Varun Dhawan, Shraddha Kapoor, and Prabhu Deva in lead roles, with Lauren Gottlieb, Raghav Juyal, and Dharmesh Yelande in supporting roles. Remo hails from Olavakkode, Palakkad, Kerala, where he was born to Gopi and Madhaviyamma Nair. He has an elder brother, Ganesh Gopi, and 3 younger sisters. Because of moving, due to his father's military career, WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
he studied in various parts of India, mainly in the north. He did his schooling in Jamnagar, Gujarat. During his school days, he was an athlete and won prizes in the 100 meter race.He is married to Lizelle, an Anglo-Indian from Mumbai. Lizelle is a costume designer who has designed costumes for many television shows. They have two sons, Druv and Gabriel. Currently he is residing, with
his family, in Andheri West, Mumbai. After back to back hits like ABCD and ABCD 2, he is back with his latest movie which is said to be a superhero film. Super talented actor Tiger Shroff played the lead role and Jacqueline Fernandez essayed the female lead. Hollywood actor Nathan Jones played the negative lead in the movie
After back to back hits like ABCD and ABCD 2, he is back with his latest movie which is said to be a super-hero film. Super talented actor Tiger Shroff played the lead role and Jacqueline Fernandez essayed the female lead.
and Sachin – Jigar composed the music. Vijay Kumar Arora is the cinematographer for this big budget movie which has been made on a budget of Rs 45 crores. Balaji Motion Pictures and ALT Entertainments produced the movie which released all over on August 25th across the world.
collections of the film have been remarkable. The entertainment along with the songs and the performance by Tiger Shroff have been well lauded by the audience all over. A Flying Jatt is expected to be a safe project in its final run.
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After working as a model and winning the Miss Uttarakhand title in 2006, she entered the film industry in 2012, starring in the Telugu film Andala Rakshasi. Hanu Raghavapudi made his debut as director with the film which received criticial acclaim all over. Rahul Ravindran and Naveen Chandra made their debut as actors with the film which ended up as a commercial debacle. However Lavanya’s performance has been widely lauded by the audience. The actress has taken a small break and she signed back to back Telugu films. Though Dooskeltha WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
Maruthi directed this hilarious laugh riot and the movie ended up as a massive hit all over. Lavanya even showed off her glamorous side in the film. Made on a budget of Rs 6 crores, Bhale Bhale Magadivoy collected Rs 46 crores ending up as one of the biggest hits in Tollywood. and Brahman could not turn out to be hits, it was Nani’s Bhale Bhale Magadivoy which happenned to be the game changer in her career. Maruthi directed this hilarious laugh riot and the movie ended up as a massive hit all over. Lavanya even showed off her glamorous side in the film. Made on a budget of Rs 6 crores, Bhale Bhale Magadivoy collected Rs 46 crores ending up as one of the biggest hits in Tollywood. She then signed back to back films. She then grabbed an opportunity to romance King Nagarjuna in Soggade Chinni Nayana and the movie too turned up as Sankranthi blockbuster this year. Kalyan Krishna made his directorial debut and Annapurna Studios produced Soggade Chinni Nayana. She then signed a film beside Allu Sirish and the film has been titled as
Srirastu Subhamastu. Allu Sirish romanced Lavanya in this romantic entertainer and her performance is said to be the film’s major highlight. She has been ultra-glamorous, decent and impressive with her performance in the film. Allu Aravind is the producer and Parasuram is the director. The actress is now busy with number of films in Telugu and she is one of the leading actresses of Tollywood.
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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has received more than 1.5 terabyte of data from Mars and continues to remain mum on the Mars Orbiter Mission’s (MOM) findings on the Red Planet. US’s Nasa has said that the “seasonal dark streaks that have become one of the hottest topics in interplanetary research, don’t hold much water.”
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“They do not contradict last year’s identification of hydrated salt at these flows, which since their 2011 discovery have been regarded as possible markers for the presence of liquid water on modern Mars,” a Nasa statement read. “We used a very sensitive technique to quantify the amount of water associated with these features,” Christopher Edwards of Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff said in the Nasa statement, adding that the results are consistent with no
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moisture at all and set an upper limit at three percent water.
need for an underground source of the water.”
Christopher Edwards, along with colleagues analysed the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) data and says “Our findings are consistent with the presence of hydrated salts, because you can have hydrated salt without having enough for the water to start filling pore spaces between particles.”
“Some type of water-related activity at the uphill end still might be a factor in triggering recurring slope lineae (RSL), but the darkness of the ground is not associated with large amounts of water, either liquid or frozen,” Edwards said. “Totally dry mechanisms for explaining RSL should not be ruled out.”
“Salts can become hydrated by pulling water vapor from the atmosphere, with no
ISRO scientists continue to remain mum on the findings of Methane Sensor, which
was sent aboard MOM to detect methane, a possible indication of life. MOM has already outlived its expected life around Mars by nearly 18 months and continues to send in data. MOM was launched on November 5, 2013 and entered the Martian orbit on September 24, 2014. It was expected to have a life of around six months ending March 2015, but has continued to live on, orbiting the Red Planet.
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LakmĂŠ Fashion Week winter/festive 2016 is well under way in rainy Mumbai and the fashion crowd is out and about showing off the latest trends. From reinvented white shirts to championing pleats and mixing oversized outerwear with feminine elements, the show attendees rivalled the looks on the ramp.
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Nail Art Trend of the day Nail art is a creative way to paint, decorate, enhance and embellish the nails. It is a type of artwork that is done on fingernails and toenails, usually after a manicure or a pedicure. A manicure and a pedicure are beauty treatments that trim, shape and polish the nail.
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Nail art is considered to be a fashion activity and commonly viewed as selfexpression. There are no limitations to it; nail art could be anything from simple French manicure to 3-D stickers and more. The exact origin of nail treatments is unclear, it appears to have originated from different parts of the world around the same time. In ancient Egypt, from 5000 B.C. to 3000 B.C., women would dye their nails with henna to indicate social status and seductiveness. Women of the lower class wore pastel and neutral shades, while the upper classes wore deep, bright shades. In Babylonia, 3200 B.C., men, not women, painted their nails with black and green kohl, an ancient cosmetic. The nail care industry has been growing ever since the invention of modern nail polish. Women around the world, spend billions of dollars on nail art and that number has been increasing year after year. In 2004 Nailympia London was
established. Each year hundreds of professional nail technicians from around the world compete in the 2-day conference by showing off their skills in categories such as “Gelnails” and dramatic categories such as “Fantasy”. Nail art is a way to create one’s own identity through fashion, using colors and shapes as a disruption of childhood and entering to the female teen / adult world, leaving the influence of their parents to create their own selves. The nails for teenagers and adult women represents a piece of symbol of what is a woman and how the woman should present itself. Nail art can complement your outfit for a special event or add a unique touch to your personality every day. There are a number of designs that you can create yourself. Try duotones, glitter and jewels, polka dots, blended colors, marbling or stamping to create a gorgeous effect.
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JEWELS OF INDIAN ORIGIN
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Gorgeous and contemporary, the traditional kannada jewellery is every girl’s dream. The wedding jewellery of Karnataka are soaked in the ethos and culture of the state. A typical Kannadiga bride sports a layered chain called Entele Sara which is strung with gold beads. Goddess Lakshmi is the most favoured image which is engraved in the ornaments. So also are ruby and emerald stones are the commonly used as studded items. Most of the Kannadiga families choose a designer waistband for their bride. While stoned bangles are made in coral and ruby, bigger bangles like Kasina Bale, Pacha Manikya Bale and Muthina Vole Jhimiki as earrings are the preferred jewellery in Kannada Style. It is believed that a Karnataka Coorgi Wedding happens to be one of the richest wedding ceremonies of India.Here WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
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Netri Chutti
Also called maang tikka, adds beauty to the bride’s eyes and particularly forehead, you will be amazed at the intricate details that go into its making. White and red stones are commonly used in this traditional pattern though there are other types of coloured stones are used too.
Muthina Vale Jhimki
This is yet another form of Kannada Jewellery patterns which is basically an ear embellishment which is
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Most of the Kannadiga families choose a designer waistband for their bride
available in long, short and medium patterns.
Haram
This is a long mala or chain that is worn around the neck, which enhances the neck of the bride. The Haram comes in long and thick chains that can barely miss the eye.
Guruvina Kada
No wrist of a Kannada bride can go empty without bangles that are heavy, ornamental, traditional and exquisite. Guruvina Kada, is a typical bangle jewellery in Kannada Style. There are also bangles that are antique looking Kettu Bale, Pacha Kampina Bale and Kasina Bale.
Tholu Bandhi
This is the upper arm jewellery for bridal dressing in Kannada style. This upper arm band is true karnataka traditional jewellery.
Mavinakayi Addigai
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Difficult relationships take a lot of energy and time and can be very disempowering. But it is possible to resolve these relationships. Difficult relationships are painful. Whether it is with your mother, spouse, child, co-worker or boss, the pain of separation can be almost unbearable. Philosopher William James said, “Whenever you’re in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude.” With difficult relationships, the other person may not ever change their behavior. You can become un-attached to your interpretation of their behavior and be able to let go off the pain it is causing you. Even when you resolve your relationship in this way, you may still choose to end the relationship. It will be easier for you to end the relationship if you have first resolved your feelings toward the person. It can be a challenge to make a lasting change, so you might want the help of a friend or a coach. It is worth it, because the ability to resolve these difficulties empowers you to move in your life with far less resistance.
relationship, we are already stressed, already on the edge most of the times. In situations where he or she is not giving you time, ignores your needs, forget your birthday or an appointment etc. etc., one should not crib too much or create a scene. Learn to forgive is a beautiful human emotion, whether in a difficult relation or not, it is one of the best tools for peaceful living, especially so, in a difficult relation. When the other person does not come up to your expectations, whatever the reason may be, we get angry. At times, we even become vindictive. Loving unconditionally is the core feeling which binds every relationship. The all prevailing powerful emotion of Love helps us to evolve to the next level in our quest of evolvement. Love fully, freely and unconditionally.
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A lot of us are desperate for a lifestyle change, lifestyle lift, healthier lifestyle and lifestyle fitness. The importance of living a healthy lifestyle for maintaining general good health and preventing chronic diseases has been well established. A healthy lifestyle is quite simple to achieve - one does not need to do anything “crazy� to adopt a healthy lifestyle. A certain amount of independent thinking is required to separate the truth from fiction in most modern health advice. The most important thing you can do for a healthy lifestyle is, eat well. Avoid toxins in your food as much as possible and consume plenty of fresh fruit, veggies and whole grains, exercise moderately a few times every week, avoid smoking, including passage smoke and avoid gaining too much weight. It may not be always possible to eat all Organic food, but avoiding environmental toxins as much as you can is an important aspect in achieving a healthy lifestyle. Modern lifestyle is very convenient, but it can also be extremely unhealthy. Most of us eat too many processed foods and too few fruit and veggies, we
rarely exercise and when we develop chronic conditions such as diabetes, we rely on conventional medications to make us feel better, but these medications often have devastating side effects. Not all aspects of living a healthy lifestyle are in our control. We are going to be exposed to certain environmental toxins, whether we like it or not. But many of these factors are absolutely in our control and we should be responsible and make the right choices.
Eating well is the perfect way to get in tune with your body and really get back to basics of what your body needs. It challenges you to give up the vices that you take for granted, break your addictive eating habits and start again from the beginning. Eating well is a healthy lifestyle choice, that gives you clarity on what your body really needs, not craves and becomes the foundation for all other healthy lifestyle choices.
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Have vaastu perfect interior for your Home Vastu Shastra is a phenomenon based on divine and cosmic energies that decide the whereabouts and relative reasons behind locating specific place in particular direction. Keeping things in accordance and direction makes things go well in every house. Every feature should be managed with direction to negate the harmful energy and instill positivity. Every corresponding direction has governing God and element, which is why occupants are instructed to construct their particular section of house in that particular allotted place only, so as to attain all-round progress and peace. 1. North-east is the holy place and must be kept clean and clutter free. This place is ideal to construct worship place
and if not possible then put a water source here in the corner, better to put flowing water than stagnant water. 2. North is ideal for study room, reception area and office. 3. East is again apt for reception place, bathroom excluding WC and living room. 4. South-east is the place of fire, hence apt for kitchen. 5. South-west is suitable for master bedroom or owner’s room.
under-water tank as being a sacred place this place should be kept clean and light to maintain the flow of positive energy. 7. South-west is ideal for over-head tank as being the heaviest place, this place need to be balanced with heavy things. 8. North-west area is good for unmarried girls and guests. 9. Finance is the corner for South-west, keep all your valuables and cash in this place, but make sure the closet opens towards North.
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After Alexander went back to Babylon in 324 BC, Chandragupta overthrew the old Aryan kingdom of Nanda and formed a big new empire in over all of northern India and into Afghanistan. Chandragupta conquered the Indus valley back from the Greeks and as part of the peace treaty he married the daughter of Seleucus, who had succeeded Alexander.
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knot until he had avenged his insult. This didn’t particularly worry Dhanananda, what could a single Brahmin do anyway? He exiled him from Pataliputra and considered it the end of the matter. Travelling in exile through the Vindya mountains, Chanakya met Chandragupta Maurya, a young man who too had deep personal grudges against the Nandas. Chandragupta Maurya’s background is obscure. He was either the son of a Nanda prince and a maid-servant called Mura, or came from the Moriya Tribe of Peacock-tamers; the last might
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explain why the Peacock later on became his principal emblem. Chandragupta’s spirited personality impresssed Chanakya and he decided that he would make a far better King than the oppressive and debauched Dhanananda. Together they set about provoking the people of Magadha against Dhanananda and as that happened to be many amongst the populace that Dhanananda had offended in some way, it was not long before they had managed to amass a considerable force.
The new Mauryan Army was still numerically inferior to that of Dhanananda, but, under its inspired leaders, lacked neither in courage nor persistence.
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The new Mauryan Army was still numerically inferior to that of Dhanananda, but, under its inspired leaders, lacked neither in courage nor persistence. Which was just as well as success came only after many severe setbacks and also apparently after Chanakya overheard a mother telling her child to eat his hot meal from the sides inwards. Taking hint, the Mauryan Army stopped trying to seize Pataliputra and began attacking first the outlying regions of Magadha instead. The tide turned in their favor. By 321 B.C. Chandragupta had succeeded the Nandas WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
and the long reign of the Mauryans had begun. The advent of the Mauryans brought them into conflict, next with the Greek General Seleucus I Nicator, who had inherited both Alexander’s Asian holdings and his Empire-building dreams. These, Chandragupta shattered in 303 B.C. The resulting treaty gave the loser 500 war-elephants and granted to the victorious Changragupta the Seleucid Provinces of
Trans-Indus (Afghanistan), Seleucus’s daughter Helen in marriage and the future Court presence of the Seleucid Ambassador Megasthenes. The latter’s fascinating account of his tenure, ‘Indika’, has survived in fragments down the centuries. Extending from Afghanistan to Bengal to Mysore, the Mauryan Empire became the subcontinent’s first centralized power and also the most extraordinarily well-
be as much of an Empirebuilder as his predecessors. He changed tracks after a savage war with the Kalinga Empire that took an unprecedented toll of life and property. Racked with guilt, Ashoka forswore war and adopted the tenets of Buddhism. The most religious person, they say, is the newest convert and Ashoka was no exception to this. The rest of his reign was spent in taking comprehensive steps to propagate Buddhism throughout the Indian subcontinent and also abroad.
administered one, guided as it was by the authoritarian State-craft philosophy of Chanakya’s ‘Arthashastra’. The State owned all the farms, forests, mines, and industries, maintained a standing army and efficient spy system, followed a fair and strict judicial policy and a free religious one, had trade and diplomatic relations with foreign powers like Egypt, Syria, Rome, Greece and China, encouraged art and culture and patronized the famous
Universities of Taxila and Pataliputra. The citizens, in general, were prosperous and content and remained so for the next 136 years. Chandragupta was succeeded by his son Bindusara who also proved to be an able ruler and greatly extended the Empire’s boundaries. His successor was Ashoka, who, according to legend, came to the throne after a fratricidal struggle for ascension and seemed initially atleast to
He established tree-lined highways, rest-houses, schools, colleges, even veterinary clinics, gave alms to the poor and the sick and did many other things that he thought would benefit his subjects. By choosing Buddhism over warfare and rejecting the practical Arthashastra policies, he unfortunately weakened the kingdom for his descendants, and they, far less capable men, were unable to cope with the disintegrating forces. In 185 B.C., with the murder of the last Emperor, Brihadratha, the Mauryan Empire came to extinct.
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“The trial represents an extraordinary opportunity to collect feedback from riders in a real-world setting,” said nuTonomy chief executive and co-founder Karl Iagnemma. “This feedback will give a unique advantage as we work toward deployment of a selfdriving vehicle fleet in 2018,” he said. The six taxis, Renault Zoe and Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric vehicles will operate in a 2.5 square mile (4.0 square kilometre) area, with a set pick-up and drop-off points. Trips have to be booked through the company’s smartphone app. “This is really a moment in history that’s going to change how cities are built, how we really look at our surroundings,” nuTonomy executive Doug Parker said. Doug Parker, nuTonomy’s chief operating officer, which has partnered with
the Singapore government on the project, said he is expecting to have 100 taxis working commercially in the Southeast Asian citystate by 2018. “People are a little bit nervous when they get into the car, but that very quickly changes,” Karl Iagnemma, the co-founder and CEO of “nuTonomy” said. “You would be surprised at how quickly people get out their phone and act like they’re in any other form of transportation.” Although the high-tech cars will drive themselves, each journey will be accompanied by a nuTonomy engineer, who will observe how the machine performs and be ready to take over in the event of a problem, the company said. American multinational online transportation firm Uber Technologies Inc. announced that it has
acquired ‘Otto’, a technology startup, whose aim is to make trucks self-driving. While announcing the move in a posting on Uber’s website, chief executive officer and co-founder Travis Kalanick said that his company would put about 100 self-driving sports utility vehicles (SUVs) onto the streets of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as soon as this month. Swedish carmaker Volvo announced in May that it would give self-driving cars to ordinary Britons to test on the streets of London in 2017. In 2014, Google unveiled a 25 mph driverless vehicle, minus a steering wheel. Co-founder Sergey Brin unveiled the car, equipped with only a stop/go button and is capable of reaching up to speeds of 25 mph, at a conference in California.
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SPORTS ROUNDUP
The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad and branded and commonly known as Rio 2016, was a major international multi-sport event held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 August to 21 August 2016.
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Association has sent the nation’s largest ever delegation, a total of 117 athletes. Three unassuming women became the redeemers for India in the Rio Olympics as the country concluded its campaign with some good, bad and ugly memories. Defying all the odds and showing the killer instincts, PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar became the unlikely heroines. The trio notched a few firsts for India with Sindhu, at 21, became the youngest to win an Olympic medal, a silver which was never achieved in the badminton and Sakshi’s
bronze was also the first for women’s wrestling. India’s first female gymnast Dipa went on to miss a bronze by 0.15 points but her clean finish in the high-risk Produnova vault won the hearts of a nation. Lalita Babar became the second Indian woman to qualify for the final in a track event at the Olympics in 32 years and finished 10th in the 3000m steeplechase. An 18-year-old golfer Aditi Ashok slipped away from being in the top-10 at the end of second round to finish 41st with an overall score of seven-over 291.
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Hrithik Roshan, one of the leading Bollywood actors was born on January 10th 1974 in Mumbai for director Rakesh Roshan and Pinky. He has established a successful career in Bollywood, has won six Filmfare Awards, and has been cited in the media as one of the most attractive male celebrities in India.
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science fiction film Koi... Mil Gaya (2003) and its sequel Krrish (2006); the former won him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor. Roshan received his third Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his performance in the adventure film Dhoom 2 (2006), and his fourth win was for the historical romance Jodhaa Akbar (2008).He received acclaim for his work as a paraplegic in Guzaarish (2010). His other notable films include the drama Zindagi Na Milegi 122 Dobara (2011), the revenge film Agneepath (2012), and the superhero film Krrish 3 (2013); the latter two rank among the highest-grossing Bollywood films of all time. These accomplishments have established him as a leading actor in Bollywood. After completing school and college, Roshan turned down a master's degree scholarship for further study in the United States, to concentrate instead on film. To learn filmmaking from the ground up—he started off sweeping floors, then gradually progressed to more demanding responsibilities like story development, camera work, WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
direction, and editing; he assisted his father, director Rakesh Roshan on several films, including Khel (1992) and Koyla (1997). Roshan is among Bollywood's highest-paid actors.Besides acting, Roshan made his debut as a playback singer in Kites (2010), and has also sung for the films Guzaarish (2010) and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011). In 2011 Roshan featured as a judge for the television dance competition reality show, Just Dance along with famed choreographers Farah Khan and Vaibhavi Merchant.He was paid 17.5 million INR per episode which makes him the highest paid Bollywood actor in television entertainment. The show got the highest opening (a cumulative TRP of 4.7) for a reality show that year for which he was voted as the best TV host by a poll conducted by Ormax Media.A life-size wax figure was installed at London's Madame Tussauds Wax Museum on 20 January 2011, making him the fifth Indian actor to have been replicated as a wax statue in the museum. Another statue was installed in
Washington, D.C. in 2012. Roshan launched his own casual wear brand HRx in November 2013. Roshan married Sussanne Khan, daughter of actor Sanjay Khan, on 20 December 2000. Hrithik had known Sussanne since the age of twelve.They moved among the same circle of friends while they were growing up in Juhu but Hrithik was shy to confess his feelings. Sussanne became his girlfriend for 4 years before their marriage. The couple has two sons,
The actor’s latest movie titled Mohenjo Daro in the direction of Ashutosh Gowariker released on August 12th during the Independence day weekend.
Hrehaan (born in 2006) and Hridhaan (born in 2008).On 13 December 2013, Hrithik announced that he and his wife Sussanne has decided to separate and end their 17-year-long relationship. Their divorce was finalized by Bandra family court in Mumbai on 1 November 2014 and they now parted ways. The actor’s latest movie titled Mohenjo Daro in the direction of Ashutosh Gowariker released on August 12th during the Independence day weekend.
Hrithik Roshan and Pooja Hegde played the lead roles in this periodic drama which has been made on a massive budget of Rs 120 crores. The movie emerged as one of the biggest debacles in the recent times and failed to recover the minimum investments. Ashutosh Gowariker Productions andd UTV
Motion Pictures produced the film and AR Rahman composed the music. Hrithik is currently busy shooting for his next film titled Kaabil in the direction of Sanjay Gupta.
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Kukkutasana
STRETCHES ARMS AND SPINE In Kukkutasana, the body is lifted off the ground, on the support of both hands, making the form of the practitioner look like a cockerel standing on its legs. In this asana, only the hands are touching the floor and bearing the entire weight of the body. The folded legs should be lifted off the floor as high as possible, keeping the padmasana parallel to the floor. The back is straight and look forward.
muscles and let your palms touch the floor through this gap.
If you have lung and heart problems, an enlarged spleen or gastric ulcers, avoid doing this asana.
Push your palms as much as you can.
How to do To begin this asana, first sit cross-legged in the Padmasana position. Fit your arms between the gap of the thigh and calf
remain in the pose for as long as you are comfortable. Exhale and release the pose.
Spread out your fingers, ensuring they point forward.
Inhale while you try to raise your whole body. Your palms must support your body weight. With practice, you will be able to achieve balance. Breathe normally as you
Return to the ground.
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Sep 02nd DIRECTOR AR Murugadoss MUSIC Vishal–Shekhar CAST & CREW Sonakshi Sinha Konkona Sen Sharma Anurag Kashyap
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MUSIC Devi Sri Prasad CAST & CREW Mohanlal N. T. Rama Rao Jr. Samantha Ruth Prabhu Nithya Menen
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Puri Jagannadh MUSIC Anup Rubens
CAST & CREW Nandamuri Kalyan Ram Aditi Arya Jagapati Babu
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Star Gazing ARIES The energies in September will be extreme. Either you will be on a high or will hit rock bottom. Work will be stable with new projects after 9th and 18th. A stuck project will also pick up lace after 6th. New projects or talks about them will keep you busy. While work is good. You will still be mentally stressed thinking about the outcome. All I’ll say is, enjoy the journey. Stop being persistent. Finances will be stable but you will be faced with unexpected expenses after 15th.
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This month just avoid any kind of friction. One thing will just lead to another, making you the epicentre of all the stress and turmoil. Work will pick up pace after 4th but you might not enjoy the company of people that you are working with. Everyone around you will just test your patience, so you be aware of how you need to handle this. New projects or opportunities will come your way after 16th, but clarity will only come in after 26th.
TAURUS You won’t know where you are coming from and where you are going. You will be blank or lost this month. Work will be slow till 22nd, which almost through the month. There could be slight issues at your workplace around 11th-16th, which might test your patience. You might also have to be adaptive to new people at work. Avoid starting a new project or signing a contract before 14th, as it could fall apart later. WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
CANCER This will be a hectic month but will give you the results you have been waiting for. Work will be slow but positive till the 8th, but after 11th you will not know what hit you. You will be on a roll, closing deals, signing contracts or initiating new projects. An important meeting set up between the 12th and 17th will go in your favour with brilliant results after the 27th. You might also have to hire new people or set up a new team suddenly due to the increase in work. Fame or recognition will follow post 22nd.
LEO You could be very harsh on yourself this month for no reason. You need to slow down your mental pace. Work will be stable with new projects coming in after 12th and 27th September, which will only manifest in October. Avoid mood swings with people at work as you could tick someone off around 17th. Be patient and focus on one thing at a time. Work is not an issue here, but the way you handle it can create issues, so be mature about it.
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VIRGO You are going to have to slow down whether you like it or not. You have been exhausting yourself beyond capacity and September will be a smooth speed breaker and a much required one. Career will pick up after 3rd, but will slow down between 15th and 21st. You might get clarity about a project between 6th and 18th, which will yield results only after 15th. New opportunities will come through between 4th and 17th, results of which will be seen after 26th. Avoid friction at work between 11th-19th.
SCORPIO Mixed energies as you enter September. You will gain some and lose some. With emotions hitting the roof, you will have to make a conscious effort to calm yourself down. Career will be on a roll with a lot of decisions to be made. This month, you will be laying the foundation for something new. It could also mean a new business, expansion or a new tie up that will manifest after 9th and 26th.
SAGITTARIUS September will mark a new beginning for years to come. You have a lot of ideas and thoughts that you have been suppressing or avoiding, that will culminate this month. Work will be smooth and neutral, but you will begin to create new ideas after 8th, which will manifest in reality in October. You just need to have faith in your vision. Stop seeking approval.
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AQUARIUS This month is all about clarity and planning the future. Though you like everything to be perfect, it’s time for you to be more flexible and start accepting people and situations just the way they are. You might lose focus on work till 10th, post which work will pick up and also give you results after 19th. You might hire or work with new people but avoid stress.
LIBRA You seem to be lost and this month will give you a sense of new direction provided you take charge of situations. Work will be slow till 14th, especially if you are in a creative field. You might even face flak for certain impulsive decisions made in the recent past. Avoid overreacting. Those who are in area of commerce will get a promotion or there will be a sudden change in your responsibilities or role for the better. WWW.AZWISHESH.COM | AUGUST 2016
CAPRICORN Slow down: this is the only advice I’ll give you this month. There seems to be a lot of friction around and you need to withdraw from it, as you could land up in a real mess. I don’t mean to scare you, but I’m just preparing you against the big wave. Work has been slow since 29th August, and will be slow till September 17. You might go through friction with people at work around the 8th-20th.
PISCES The energies this month will give you a sense of direction in areas of work as well as relationship; the trick is to take the leap at the right time. Work has kept you disturbed since mid-August and will continue to till 11th. Clarity about a stuck deal or project will only come through after 17th, but in all likelihood things might not go the way you want them to.
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Ganesh Chaturthi Utsav Ekta Mandir 2804 W Maryland Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85017
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10 Maha Ganapati Temple of Arizona 51293 W Teel Rd, Maricopa, AZ 85139
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Indian Women Conference
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Ganesh Visarjan Day - Maha Ganapati Temple
Indo-American Community Center 2804 W Maryland Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85017
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Seven’s Bistro Restaurant & Bar 7707 E. McDowell Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85257.
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Indo American Cultural Center 2809 W Maryland Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85017
Bollywood Beats Bhangra Night Saturday
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Phoenix Airport Marriott,1101 North 44th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008
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Restaurants
India Oven
Indian Paradise
Madras Ananda Bhavan
Al Hamra
1315 S Gilbert Rd, Mesa, AZ 85204
15111 N Hayden Rd Suite 170, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
3227 E Bell Rd D105, Phoenix, AZ 85032
8900 E Pinnacle Peak Rd E1, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
+1 480-892-3333
+1 480-483-9284
+1 602-923-0743
+1 480-538-9200
India Palace
Marigold Maison
Jewel of the Crown
Mint Indian Cuisine
2941 W Bell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85053
8752 E Shea Blvd C11, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
4720 E Cactus Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85032
7373 E Scottsdale Mall, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
+1 602-942-4224
+1 602-795-0020
+1 480-949-8000
+1 480-998-6006
Delhi Palace
Flavors of India
Chutneys
2700 S Woodlands Village Blvd, Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Indian Delhi Palace
4515 N 16th St, Phoenix, AZ 85016
5104 E McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85008
1801 E Baseline Rd #104, Tempe, AZ 85283
+1 928-556-0019
+1 602-277-5546
+1 602-244-8181
+1 480-730-2555
The Dhaba
India Palace
Udupi Cafe
India Garden
1872 Apache Blvd, Tempe, AZ 85281
1910 AZ-89A, Sedona, AZ 86336
1636 N Scottsdale Rd, Tempe, AZ 85281
1809 N Dysart Rd, Avondale, AZ 85392
+1 480-557-8800
+1 928-204-2300
+1 480-994-8787
+1 623-536-2320
Temples
Hindu Temple of Arizona 3019 N Hayden Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251 +1 480-874-3200
Maha Ganapati Temple
Sri Venkata Krishna Kshetra Temple
Shirdi Saibaba Temple
51293 W Teel Rd, Maricopa, AZ 85139
615 S Beck Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281
3210 W Bell Rd Ste#106, Phoenix, AZ 85053
+1 520-568-9881
+1 480-785-5217
+1 612-205-1653
Swaminarayan Mandir
Swaminarayan Mandir
Nithyananda Vedic Temple
Bharatiya Ekta Mandir
6605 S 39th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85041
2804 W Maryland Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85017
+1 602-268-0233
+1 602-246-3420
3620 N Black Canyon Hwy, Phoenix, AZ 85017 +1 480-357-9922
1550 N Oracle Rd, Tucson, AZ 85705 +1 520-882-8490
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6300 S 23rd Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85041
Jain Center of Greater Phoenix
Truth Conciousness
Arizona Sikh Gurdwara
6250 S 23rd Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85041
3403 W Sweetwater Dr, Tucson, AZ 85745
1129 E Sheridan St, Phoenix, AZ 85006
+1 602-288-8801
+1 602-268-1722
+1 520-743-8821
+1 602-716-0408
Shreenathji Temple
Music & Dance Classes Elite Dance Academy
Flamenco!... the Studio
9059 W Lake Pleasant Pkwy, Bldg.H, Ste.880, Peoria, AZ 85382
S Mill Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281
+1 623-518-6823
TakeLessons Music and Singing Lessons 11837 S Tonalea Dr, Phoenix, AZ
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Kat’s Artist Tree
Wagner Dance and Music
13770 W Van Buren St, Goodyear, AZ 85338
1949 E Brown Rd, Mesa, AZ 85203
+1 480-205-1658
+1 623-792-7000
+1 480-844-4254
Anderson Institute of Music & Performing Arts
Studio 3 Performing Arts Academy
Experience Arts School
511 W Guadalupe Rd #12, Gilbert, AZ 85233
655 E University Dr, Mesa, AZ 85203
17650 W Elliot Rd #125, Goodyear, AZ 85338
+1 623-321-3420
+1 623-256-6197
+1 480-545-1492
+1 480-465-3839
INSPIRE Entertainment
School of Rock Scottsdale
Jazzercise
Phoenix Jazzercise Fitness Center
3244 E Guadalupe Rd #108, Gilbert, AZ 85234
13610 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
+1 480-830-5955
+1 480-483-7625
931 E Elliot Rd, Tempe, AZ 85284
+1 480-503-0002
12228 N Cave Creek Rd Suite 101, Phoenix, AZ 85022
+1 602-992-1552
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875 E Bell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85022
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24745 N 23rd Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85027
638 N 5th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85003
+1 623-587-5640
+1 480-544-5222
College Nannies and Tutors
Sylvan Learning of Phoenix
+1 602-938-5257
+1 480-704-0536
Catholic Tuition Organization
Dance Academy North
2025 N 3rd St #165, Phoenix, AZ 85004
2510 W Happy Valley Rd #1245, Phoenix, AZ 85085
6619 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85250
+1 602-218-6542
+1 623-516-4690
+1 480-304-5300
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Tutor Doctor
Parliament Tutors
428 E Thunderbird Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85029
4760 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85018
+1 602-714-2565
+1 602-513-7460
Bright Tutoring
Le Tutor Language School
7097 E Greenway Pkwy, Scottsdale, AZ 85254
1550 S Alma School Rd, Mesa, AZ 85210
+1 480-203-1873
+1 480-626-5180
Groceries Stores New India Bazaar
Apna Bazaar
2544 N 7th St #101, Phoenix, AZ 85006
3607 E Bell Rd #2, Phoenix, AZ 85032
+1 602-712-0009
+1 602-493-5555
SONA CHAANDI 4568 E Cactus Rd j010, Phoenix, AZ 85032
Little india LLC 1813 E Baseline Rd #108, Tempe, AZ 85283
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Indian Delhi Palace
6170 W Chandler Blvd # 13, Chandler, AZ 85226
5104 E McDowell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85008
+1 480-940-4250
+1 602-244-8181
Lotus Indian Market
Fry’s Food
2043 S Alma School Rd, Mesa, AZ 85210
8325 W Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85037
+1 602-992-1997
+1 480-730-7770
+1 602-666-6177
+1 623-245-7320
Los Altos Ranch
Sprouts Farmers Market
Bashas’
India Plaza
3223 W Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85017
2824 E Indian School Rd #126, Phoenix, AZ 85016
8035 E Indian School Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
1874 Apache Blvd, Tempe, AZ 85281
+1 602-264-8002
+1 602-553-3131
+1 480-946-6821
+1 480-557-8800
Fry’s Food And Drug
Fry’s Food
El Rancho Market
Smar t & Final
6601 W Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85033
4204 W Cactus Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85029
8901 N 19th Ave, Phoenix, AZ 8502
2742 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85016
+1 623-846-0622
+1 602-439-9034
+1 602-870-3600
+1 602-224-6118
AJ’s
El Super Phoenix - 51 st
23251 N Pima Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85255
5127 W Indian School Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85031
+1 480-563-5070
+1 602-393-6888
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