Lata Mangeshkar Birthday

Happy Birthday 'Lata Mangeshkar' Didi: Morning Wishesh

 

 

Hi again back in action. The whole city is turning more glamorous with ornamental work being taken up by the GHMC. Thanks to them, for making us realize that Hyderabad is also the cultural capital and not just capital for pollution and traffic jams. All this hungama is for the International Biodiversity Summit scheduled from Monday, in the city. The morning began with a controversy for me and I will not rest till I transfer the same to you. Because while in confusion, you only need friends. Is it not!

Well the confusion is as I looked towards the wiki to give you various titbits of the day, I noticed that under the birth's sub division, the Birthday of Shirdi Sai Baba was listed in 1835. This is one thing that did not go down well with me. As Baba's birth has never been quoted anywhere and this was little confusing. In case you have any details regarding this please comment below and we shall hold a consensus over the issue. Anyways let's start the Morning Wishesh.

 

Thought for the day: A verse from the Holy Quran: if we could realize the essence of this verse then there would be no differences between us, brethren.

 "He is the One GOD; the Creator, the Initiator, the Designer. To Him belong the most beautiful names. Glorifying Him is everything in the heavens and the earth. He is the Almighty, Most Wise." (Quran, 59:24 )

 

Celebrity news: Today the nation witnessed the birth of the national Cuckoo, Lata Mangeshkar. The renowned singer from Maharashtra is a national prestige. On this day in 1929 the Indian Playback singer was born in Madhya Pradesh. Since 1942 till date, touch wood, she had been the voice of India. Her career spanning nearly 65 years is still in its peak and she is the most respected singer of the century. Lata Didi was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records from 1974 to 1991 for having made the most recordings in the world. It is also believed that during the peaks of her career between 1948 to 1974, she had recorded approximately 25,000 solo, duet, and chorus-backed songs in 20 Indian languages. Well imagine what would be the total as of today. And do you remember the original radio channel in India, Vividh bharathi! There was a point that on this radio frequency at any point of time, turning to any sub channel, one could hear her songs being played. The endless chain of songs were continuous and that is big credit to this doyen. Wishesh extends warm wishes for a Happy and healthy birthday to Lata Mangeshkar didi.

History Speaks: Way back in 551 BC Chinese Philosopher Confucius was born in Zou in Lu State. He was a teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period of Chinese history. His teachings cast a mystique spell  on global political arena, but though many adore them, few followed as time passed by. Confucius advocated for personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity.  

 

Days Specialty: Today is the World Rabies Day (International), the anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur who, with the collaboration of his colleagues, developed the first efficacious rabies vaccine. It is estimated over 99% of all human deaths that are caused by infected dogs usually occur in Africa and Asia, especially in regions with large numbers of un-vaccinated community and domestic dogs.  Pasteur's contributions in this arena is incomparable and a blessing in disguise for us where stray dogs is a common problem. In fact he is considered as the founder of modern medicine.

Tirupati: Devotees surge rises after the festive Brahmotsavams that concluded on Wednesday. Today as per morning reports nearly 31 compartments are filled and the minimum time to have a happy darshan would be 15 hours. Looks like fearing heavy crowds the rush was comparatively low during the ten day ordeal and now pilgrims are thronging. Ofcourse it is bad planning, because a visit during the festive time would have given them a glimpse of the celebrations which filled with pomp and grandeur. The low rush also attributed to the Ganapati utsavs celebrated across the nation around the same time.

 

Nepal Plane Crash: 19 feared killed in a domestic flight that was flying in the shadows of the Mount Everest near Kathmandu in the early hours of the day. The double engine Sita airways  aircraft crashed and everyone on board were killed, say preliminary reports.  It is said Nepal Plane Crash that the flight just took off from the Kathmandu airport with tourists and was flying to Lukla town which was the gateway to Everest. And immediately developed and snag and made a nose dive into the river on the outskirts of the city. There are four Nepalis among the dead, apart from the crew. 'The majority of the dead are foreigners from Western countries,' says Nepal Police spokesman Binod Singh.

 
T20 World Cup 2012:  The championship tournament played for the first time, in Asia, at Sri Lanka has entered the Super Eight stage. And today's match is one of the best encounters in the tournament India vs Australia. Advantage India say analysts. Have peep into our sports column for more detailed analysis.

 

Ganpati immersions: On the ninth day of the festival nearly 10,000 idols of the Lord were immersed in the hussain Sagar at the Tank bund on Thursday. More are expected today but tomorrow is the ultimate day say sources.

 

Tiger Airways: Worlds most economical airways Singapore based Tiger airways commences its operations from Hyderabad today. The first flight landed from Singapore in the early hours of the day. Tumultuous welcome was given to the flight at the airways on its maiden lap.   

 

Gate: Many public sector units in the country welcome Engineers who have successfully attempted the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE). Good scores in the exam will help the candidate to be eligible for interviews in these units. GATE qualification is mandatory for most of those jobs. (With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)

Apple iPhone 5

The 'Apple' Basket

 

Apple's new revelations have always been extremely popular with simple yet elegant promotional invites for the press. The subtle messages hidden in the invitations are ingenious.

The latest invite had the text “Its almost here” over the number 12 which cast a shadow in the shape of the number 5. Which indicated the Apple iPhone 5 launch on the 12th of September.

Earlier invitation for the sharper iPad had included the sharper icons on the iPad than ever insinuating the higher resolution of the screen.

But as always the invitations reveal only a little and this marketing strategy confounds the customers after the release as they are presented with more than a handful. This time is no different. Apple is all set to release the gamut of products running on the 6th generation of the iOS. While iPhone 5 is completely new '5' other products would be revamped to the latest generation.

Expected to blow you away at the launch are

An iPhone 5: Highly rumored to sport a big screen of 4 inches, with retina display like the predecessor, metal body, new connector, 4G LTE capable, and preloaded with iOS 6. Is the phone a bang for the money is something we have to wait and see after the revelation of all the features

iPod Touch 5th generation: Apple gave this gadget a miss last year while it had refreshed the features of other gadgets. The iTouch which is almost an iPhone without the calling facility and slimmer is expected to receive the same updates as the phone with a bigger screen and a better camera, new smaller connector. There are rumors that a new 3G capable iTouch would also be released.

iPad Mini: Much awaited entry of Apple to the smaller 7 inch form factor of the Tablets to beat the Android tablets which have completely won the whole segment is the iPad Mini. Another strong competitor is the latest 8.9 inch Kindle Fire HD. The iPad mini is expected to have a 7 or 8-inch retina display, dual cameras, new connector port and Siri support.
If priced around the $200 mark, you can take my word, it would be a holocaust for the Android tablets.

iPod Nano: Nano would also get a slightly bigger display with more colors and would support the much needed Wi-Fi and Airplay support.

iPod Shuffle: would be the least changed product with the change being only the new smaller port probably. Rumors of more colors have always been on the air. We may also expect a higher storage and a small display for convenient use but there have been no hints on Apple's side. (AW- Anil)

Shriya Saran Birthday

Shriya Saran: Sensuous Beauty, Graceful Posture

Wishesh Info Media Wishesh Happy Birthday To  Shriya Saran

The multi lingual Shriya Saran ruled all the languages of the tinsel world. She is known for her dance skills and is an exponent in Kathak. Under the aegis of a renowned Guru  Shovana Narayan, she mustered the art and dominates it in most of her dance shows. Undeterred by controversial the star was on the highs in most filmy circles. Now being her birthday , let's all join and wish her a happy special birthday as she enters the third decade of her life, today. If you get it right its time to plan for a settlement, especially when she is fast turning grey as age approaches. But this star due to her dance prowess had maintained a zero figure and looks younger, even at thirty.

Her entry into south was in a film called Ishtam in 2001, which took her no where. But her role with King Nagarjuna in her second film, Santhosham took her to places and she embarked on a surging career. She became the most sought after star and has acted with almost all the top brand in the last twelve years. As a part of her second innings she is donning role in the Telugu film titled as 'Life is Beautiful' directed by Shekar Kammula. Another lead lady on the show is Amala, who also makes a comeback in this film.

As far as Tamil is concerned Shriya had edged over her contemporaries by bagging the role in Superstar Rajnikanth's Sivaji: The Boss. Infact more recently the film is in news for being remade in 3 D. For that matter Shriya is the first star to be in a full length 3D in the recent times. And her remarkable achievement was in 2011 when she grabbed the best actor's award for her character in Rowthram. Most of her films are commercial success because of the stars she chose to act with. Few such endeavors were Vikram-starrer Kandasamy and Pokkiri Raja in Malayalam.

The actor has her own list of English films too in which she had donned a decent portrayal too. Cooking with Stella and The Other End of the Line both earned her critical acclaim.  The latest that are right now baking in the oven are  Tamil-Kannada bilingual, Chandra, directed by Roopa Iyer and an untitled project with Jimmy Shergill in Hindi. The star is right now basking in Toronto for the ongoing film festival where her film based on Salman Rushdie’s book Midnight’s Children is being screened. From here she flies off to Japan for the premiere of her Tamil film Sivaji with Rajnikant which is being showcased in the 3D format on September 15. Lucky Shriya, wish you a very  special birthday.  (With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)

Ramojiraos Son Suman Passes Away

Tributes to Suman

The youngest son of media baron Ramoji Rao, Suman has passed on Thursday midnight due to prolonged illness. He was 45. This news came in as a shock to scores of people in Andhra Pradesh to whom Suman was a familiar figure. As an TV artiste, writer, director, producer, documentary film maker, Suman became close to the hearts of the AP people decades ago.  Suman was recently admitted to Yashoda Hospital in Hyderabad due to prolonged illness. Although doctors' tried their best, they couldn't save all rounder Suman. He was the managing director of Ushodaya Enterprises, which handles ETV entertainment channel. He was survived by wife Vijayeshwari, a son and a daughter.

All rounder:
Suman was gifted with multiple talents. When people were in a notion that journalism was just collecting and disseminating the news, Suman told the state the broad concept of journalism by plunging in to theatre arts. He developed several documentary films, which received critical acclaim. Suman, who completed his schooling from Hyderabad Public School, got a degree in BA with English, Political Science and Philosophy  as the optional subjects. His interest in arts and journalism made him pursue Bachelor of Communication and Journalism from Osmania University. Suman later went to the United States to study Master of Journalism.

Early career:
After completing his higher education in journalism, Suman did an internship at Eenadu news daily, which has its main office in Hyderabad. He later worked in the same paper in different editorial positions (such as copy editor, news editor etc) in the general desk. He even wrote several articles for Eenadu editorial, which were published.
Steps into television world:
Eenadu Television knocked the doors of Telugu people in the year 1995 with a variety of entertainment shows. Right from ETV's inception, Suman had been the managing director of the channel. Since he already mastered journalism, he didn't limit himself to business part of the channel. He made a mark in television history by writing scripts, songs, directing serials and even giving splendid performances on the small screen.

When Antharangalu was started, it received superb response from the public. Suman who was the director of this first mega serial in Telugu won the hearts of Telugu viewers. Suman even wrote amazing songs and good script for this serial. Antharangaalu Ananthamanasa Chadarangaalu....this in Antharangaalu song is till today remembered and played by several people in the state. Suman later wrote many serials such as Kalankitha, Endamaavulu, Lady Detective and Sneha. These serials too evoked solid response from the public.

Target audience:
Suman never targetted a specific segment when he wrote and directed serials. He kept in mind the age groups of everyone and caught he pulse of lakhs of people in the state. That could probably be the reason why his serials became such super hit. In television industry, it was Suman who brought novelty. It was he who told the world that a pinch of passion in the work can create wonders for the entertainment industry.  Suman always said the he had never let his opinion crawl into his serials. He paid utmost importance to the viewers, which he said many a time during interviews.

Clean serials:
For Suman, ethics was the most important factor like his father Ramoji Rao. That's the only reason why he didn't take pushy ways to promote his serials. He was the person who believed that good content and passion are enough to take serials to sky high. Therefore, he took all measures to avoid obscenity and violence in his serials. Checking and rechecking for filtering the unwanted scenes became the daily work of Suman. Even when he wrote scripts, there were no underlined or double meaning dialogues.
Artist:
Suman was also a gifted artist. He even took advices from noted cartoonist Sridhar and sketched several characters, which were played during the title songs of the serials. He even used to send in his sketching to magazines such as Chathura and Vipula. Suman received Nandi award for his serials in the areas of direction and action.

Today, Suman might not be physically present, but he's alive in the hearts of Andhra Pradesh people. As long as television industry prevails, Suman will be remembered. Andhra Wishesh pays tributes to the legendary personality!
(AW Phani)

Top 5 haunted places in India

Top 5 haunted places in India 

Are you a parapsychologist or a ghost hunter? Do you often argue with your friends that no ghost exists in the world? If the answers are yes, then we have some places to mention, the top five haunted places in the country. Pay a visit to these places to apparently experience the chill down the spine. Make sure you have enough guts before you leave to these places.

Bhangarh Fort:

King Madho Singh established his empire in Bhagarh and made this fort his residence. This is a small deserted town in Rajasthan. It's, in fact, an abandoned village. None stays in this town. Even the office of the Archeological Survey of India is outside the village. Usually archeology department office will be next to the pre-historic structure. But, in Bhangarh it's an exception. Also, you will see a board by the Archeological department, which reads: "Entering the borders of Bhangarh before sunrise and after sunset is strictly prohibited. Legal action would be taken against anybody who does not follow these instructions."

The legend has it that this village was cursed by a magician. The story states that Princess of Bhangarh, Ratnavati was loved by a magician. This magician apparently uses black magic on the oil purchased by Ratnavati so that the latter surrenders herself to the magician once she touches the oil. Ratnavati on getting to know this poured it to the ground. This act was said to have claimed the life of magician. While dying, magician cursed that this village would be ruined. The next year Princess Ratnavati was killed in a battle between Bhagarh and Ajabgarh.

It has been believed that the ghosts of people who died in that fort haunts the place and therefore entry is restricted between sunset and sunrise. Also, people believe that whoever enters the fort during this time will never return and they would apparently turn into ghosts.

Ramoji Film City:

There were apparent reports that many people experienced para normal activities after staying at hotels in Ramoji Film City. The locals believe that this place was haunted by the soldiers, who died during Nizam's era. People (especially women) complained that they saw shadows in the changing rooms, someone banging the washroom doors from outside, some urdu writings on mirrors etc.

Raj Kiran Hotel, Lonavala:

There's said to be a particular room in this hotel, which was haunted. The hotel management reportedly closed the room forever after they apparently recorded many such cases. There were reports that many people who stayed in that room underwent mental treatment. The story has it that some paranormal activity takes place at this particular room.

Dumas Beach in Gujarat:

There's a famous beach in Gujarat named Dumas. This place is not only a tourist destination but also a funeral land. There were apparent reports that ghosts of the dead roam here. It was said that whosoever walks on this beach during nights would hear strange sounds and would ask him/her to go back and not to move forward.  Also, several tourists were said to have disappeared while walking on this beach during nights.

Dow Hill, Kurseong, West Bengal:

Dow Hill was said to be one of the most haunted places in the county. Several paranormal activities were reportedly recorded at this place. Many people apparently said that they saw a headless boy walking in the forest. Also, locals reportedly said they heard footsteps in corridors of Victoria Boys School during nights and that too during vacation.

Shaniwarwada Fort, Pune:

There's a legend that a 13-year-old boy was killed brutally after chasing him around the fort. The story has it that this boy's ghost haunts this area. People reportedly heard "Kaka, mala vachva," meaning uncle save me. These cries were heard at midnights on new moon days.

That's it for now. There are many more hotels and other places, which are haunted and we will surely bring before you many such episodes in near future. For now, check out these place but be careful.

(AW Phani)

Ganesh Chaturthi

Ganesh Chaturthi on September 19

 

Ganesh Chaturthi is fast approaching that means loads of sweets, savories and togetherness. In Tamil Nadu it is celebrated as Vinayagar (Pullayar) Chathurti, while in Hyderabad the festival is called Vinayaka Chavithi. However in Bangalore the festival is celebrated as Ganesh Chaturthi. Actually as per the Hindu myth Lord Ganesha the son of Lord Shiva and his consort Parvati is the person who ought to be prayed first for all pujas. It is  a known belief that Lord Ganesha when first evoked shall help the performer to complete the ordeal more efficiently and more effectively. Ganesh puja in general is performed with due respects across the nation and fervor mounts equally in all metros. However the metro densely packed are feared to rake in communal riots during the immersion of the Lord's gigantic statues. But ever since decades the immersion procession has been going on smoothly with no untoward incidents. And most recently even people from other communities wished us on the occasion.




A personal experience while I was residing in Chennai keeps me awestruck at the facts that defy logic. Well on one year due to some controversies the statues were not allowed to be immersed in the ocean, which is the regular procedure. Sensing some communal issues the idols where not taken out for immersion and remained neglected in the special pandals or the false roofing set up exclusively during the ten day celebrations. Normally the idols are taken out in a procession after a maximum of ten day-celebrations to be immersed in the river or ocean in the metros. But this was different that year. On the twenty first day or later after the Ganesh Chaturthi was completed, there was a huge cyclone, which quenched the water reservoirs that were parched without water for some years. Not only this most of the idols disintegrated into mud due to the heavy downpour and the false pandal giving away. Religious veterans expressed that the lord gave water and also took away his statues that were denied immersions. Immediately after the rains had stopped the balance idols were taken out in procession and immersed. While I leave it for the readers to leave this issue behind, as it was my belief that I have quoted here with no logic behind.



One most important thing that one needs to remember while celebrating this renowned Ganpati festival is the water pollution that leaves a permanent scare on the human race. The traditional mud statues were pretty good in the age old days. But later the synthetic stautes that had hazardous chemical and metals in it were contaminating the water sources while immersion. Hence bring home a Green Ganesha and enjoy this festival while safe guarding the environment. Wishesh is also eagerly planning for the celebrations on a large scale as usual. Keep abreast with the latest happenings about the festival celebrations taking shape in south India, by visiting this space on a regular basis. (With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)

Teachers Day

Teachers day ideal for student reverence
 

Teachers day on September 05, tomorrow is celebrated across the nation in reverence by student community. On this day the students pay rich tributes to their teachers. In schools the function is awesome. On this day the student union takes over the administration and conducts the school the entire day which generally concludes with a sumptuous party by the students to the teachers.



In principle the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan is celebrated as Teachers day. A honour to the visionary who made significant contribution in shaping Indian Education system. Dr Radhakhrishnan was the first Vice President for the Republic of India and was the second President. He was a teacher and is remembered as pride of the profession. And this day is in honour of  Dr Radhakhrishnan who excelled as a teacher.


On this day the head boy of the school takes up the Correspondent role and the head girl becomes the Principal while the student pupil leaders take the roles of the teachers. The whole day is filled with fun and frolic. The teachers sit in classes while the students conduct the classes. The whole day moves at abreast with children dressed like elders walk through the corridors adding glitter to the celebrations. The lunch break is the happiest hour of the day when a sumptuous meal is served to the entire school at the dining room.. great occasion.

The post lunch session is filled with a variety of cultural programmes. Humorous skits, speeches and dances form the core part of the event. Then the students gift the teachers. In fact most teachers turn nostalgic after this event and some even share memories of their own school days. In the end as usual the whole school disperses after the head boy and head girl hand over their duties to the originals. And school becomes normal after a day of jubilation, the following day.


However the bonding between the students and the teachers develops with this event. Most of them develop a rapport that adds to the academics achievements of the students and aids to the progress of the educational institutes too. On the whole the day leaves an everlasting impression on one and all of the school or college. The teachers  who enjoy this day every academic year, yet feel enthralled as the student bearers differ each year and their planning for the day too differs. On the students side, all of them feel elated and understand how much the teachers understand them. In fact this teachers day is the ideal day for bondage between the students and the teachers who are the second parents to the former.

Teachers day on September 05

Gurur Brahmmo
Gurur Vishnum
Gurur Devo...Maheswaraha
Gurur shakshath para brahmmam
thas misri guruvae namaha....
(excuse me if I have not written it correctly in English..)

Teacher’s Day 2012 is celebrating as usual on the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan. A honour to the visionary who made significant contribution in shaping Indian Education system. Dr Radhakhrishnan was the first Vice President for the Republic of India and was the second President. He was a teacher and is remembered as pride of the profession. And this day is in honour of  Dr Radhakhrishnan who excelled as a teacher.

However as per the Hindu Myth 'Guru Pournima' is considered as the day to pay reverence to the 'Guru' or 'Teacher' The full moon day in the month of Ashadha (July-August) is known as Guru Pournami. This is traditionally the time when seekers offer the Guru their gratitude and receive his blessings. This is the concept oriented approach imbibed in the rich legacy of Hindu culture.

Well the importance of this day is endless and might as well be celebrated on both the days. As it means remembering our Gurus, but for whom, we would not have scaled these peaks. Yes parents gave us 'jeevan' (life) and Guru gave us gyan (knowledge). I remember an old saying about the teacher who in modern days is called as a mentor. The parent is the first teacher to the child while the teacher is the second parent to the child. True in its larger meaning, the statement is worth its salt, every word written.

Flash Back: Remember those nimble fingers of yours that were held to write letters on the slate under the first teacher's guidance. Then later the Maths sir in your fifth class, who bribes you with chocolates and makes you learn the addition and subtraction. When ever the addition was made, you got more chocolates and you smiled. But when subtracting, chocolates were lesser on hand and you frowned. Then the tenth class Biology teacher who gave undue importance to you and spoke in lengths on an embarrassing session of human anatomy and at the end you felt it as an adult class. Then in Eleventh (+1), the physics sir who was puny and always used to run to the washroom. Next was your thermodynamics lecturer in graduation and last not the least your professor who taught you management principles. Well the list is endless.

And now let's leave it at that and come down to the present context. Recently I went to my home town with my sixteen-year-old daughter and on her insistence we visited my school, a small place. There we met my old teacher, with shivering-bent body he looked up to recognizes me. When I recalled him my name and about my parents, slowly he realized and smiled in approval. I hope this is a regular experience to one and all. But the fact out here is the teacher remained at the same place but after learning from them We have scaled unknown peaks in profession.   

That very moment I realized that this was circle of life. But do we have such dedicated teachers today, yes of course. However the teacher might be, he or she must be reverred for their inclination to see the best of you on any given podium. They would sincerely pray and strive for your excellence. That is an ideal teacher and offering your obeisance to such a soul, is one's ardent duty, to upkeep the Guru-Shishya principle. Thanks sir for what I am today, your blessings....  (With inputs from internet-AW AarKay)